[B. CALL TO ORDER]
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>> IT IS 5:31 ON THURSDAY, MAY 18TH, 2023.
I HEREBY CALL THIS MEETING OF THE ROUND ROCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR BOARD MEETING TO ORDER.
TONIGHT IN ATTENDANCE WE HAVE TRUSTEES ZARATE, MARKUM, WESTON, LANDRUM, HARRISON, WEIR, AND BONE.
I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST SAY THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS AND GREAT JOB TO PEARSON RANCH MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA FOR THE PRE-MUSIC.
IF YOU WERE HERE FOR THAT, THEY DID A PHENOMENAL JOB.
NOW LET'S STAND FOR THE PLEDGE.
>> TONIGHT'S PLEDGE LEADER IS SANMITA HOSUR.
SANMITA IS A SEVENTH-GRADE STUDENTS FROM CANYON VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL WHO'LL BE RECOGNIZED TONIGHT FOR WINNING THE SILVER MEDAL IN HER CATEGORY AT THE 2023 NATIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT.
>> NOW WE WILL GO TO OUR RECOGNITIONS OF STUDENTS AND STAFF. TURN IT OVER TO MARISSA.
[D. RECOGNITION OF STUDENTS AND STAFF]
>> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT LANDRUM, TRUSTEES AND DR. AZAEIZ.
IT IS THAT TIME OF THE EVENING AGAIN WHERE WE SHOWCASE SOME OF OUR OUTSTANDING STUDENTS AND STAFF AND TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THEIR AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
COULD DR. AZAEIZ AND TRUSTEES PLEASE JOIN US AT THE FRONT OF THE DAIS.
I WILL SAY WE HAVE A LOT OF RECOGNITIONS THIS EVENING, SO WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
FOR OUR FIRST RECOGNITION, WE HIGHLIGHT ARIA FAN FROM CANYON VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL, ARIA WHO WON THIRD PLACE IN THE 2020-2023 LETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE CONTESTS FOR THE TEXAS CENTER FOR THE BOOK.
THIS STATEWIDE EVENT INVITES FOURTH THROUGH 12TH GRADE STUDENTS TO WRITE LETTERS TO AUTHORS, LIVING OR DEAD ABOUT HOW THE WRITER'S WORDS AFFECTED THEM OR CHANGED THEIR VIEW OF THE WORLD.
ARIA WROTE TO PAM RYAN, AUTHOR OF ESPERANZA RISING.
WELL, ARIA FAN ALONG WITH PRINCIPAL NICOLE HAGGERTY, PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT FOR A PHOTO.
[APPLAUSE] NEXT WE HAVE SOME CHESS CHAMPIONS TO SHOWCASE.
ANI KUMAR FROM WALSH MIDDLE SCHOOL WON THE 2023 NATIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE IN THE U1400 CATEGORY.
ALONG WITH HIS FELLOW CLASSMATE KRRISH KAUL, THE TWO JOINED FORCES TO PUT WALSH MIDDLE SCHOOL AT 10TH PLACE IN THE NATION IN THEIR RESPECTIVE TEAM CATEGORY.
NOW, WILL ANI, KRRISH, AND WALSH PRINCIPLE, RUDY REYES PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT FOR A PHOTO.
[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] WE HAVE MORE CHESS COMING YOUR WAY, REPRESENTING AGAIN ANOTHER CANYON VISTA MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT, SEVENTH GRADE STUDENT SANMITA HOSUR, WHICH YOU MAY ALSO KNOW AS OUR PLEDGE LEADER, MADE HER CAMPUS PROUD BY TAKING THE SILVER MEDAL AT THE NATIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL CHESS TOURNAMENT IN THE 1399 RATING CATEGORY.
WELL, SANMITA HOSUR AND PRINCIPAL NICOLE HAGERTY, SHE'S NOT HERE.
PLEASE JOIN US TO THE FRONT FOR A PHOTO. [APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND] [LAUGHTER] I HEARD ROBOTICS OVER THERE AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY NEXT.
NEXT, WE'RE MOVING ON TO ROBOTICS.
THE TECHWRECKS TEAM FROM CEDAR VALLEY SECURED THE FIRST PLACE SPOT IN THE CORE VALUES CATEGORIES.
THE COACH MENTOR AWARD, AND EARNED A TOP BY PLACEMENT IN THE NATIONALS TOURNAMENT AT THE TEXAS STATE ROBOTICS TOURNAMENT.
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THE GROUP ALSO RECEIVED THE FINALIST AWARD AT THE FIRST LEG OF LEAGUE FESTIVAL IN HOUSTON.THE TECHWRECKS TEAM SURPASSED 108 ROBOTICS TEAMS FROM AROUND THE WORLD BY SUCCESSFULLY PRESENTING A BATTERY SWAPPING SOLUTION FOR POWER EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.
WE HAVE OUR INDIVIDUALS, LET'S GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE THEM.
ARYA KASHYAP, SIDDHARTH MEGHARAJ, AND WE HAVE SUVED NAIDU, AND PARENT COACH VASU KARALAGIER, AND PRINCIPAL JR. HUGHES, WILL YOU ALSO PLEASE JOIN US AT THE FRONT FOR A PHOTO.
[APPLAUSE] WE'VE A PRETTY BIG GROUP COMING UP WITH OUR DECA STUDENTS WHO SHINED AT THE INTERNATIONAL DECA COMPETITION IN FLORIDA.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE IT OVER THERE.
DECA PREPARES, EMERGING LEADERS AND ENTREPRENEURS FOR CAREERS IN MARKETING, FINANCE, HOSPITALITY AND MANAGEMENT IN HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES AROUND THE GLOBE.
STUDENTS COMPETE AND PROJECTS AND PRESENTATIONS TO BE JUDGED AGAINST STUDENTS WORLDWIDE.
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND RECOGNIZE OUR DECA WINNERS BY CAMPUS.
STUDENTS AS YOUR NAME IS CALLED, PLEASE COME UP FOR A GROUP PHOTO.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE PHOTO ONCE EVERYONE'S NAME HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED.
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START WITH MCNEIL HIGH SCHOOL.
FROM MCNEIL WE HAVE ANN VADAKKAN, CHAARVI GARG, AND ARCHITA ROY WHO WON THE GRAND PRIZE AND LEAD FOR CHANGE CHALLENGE.
[APPLAUSE] WE ALSO HAVE AVI AGRAWAL WHO PLACED SECOND IN THE VIRTUAL BUSINESS CHALLENGE RETAIL CATEGORY.
[APPLAUSE] VINAY RAJGOPAL WHO PLACED THIRD IN FINANCIAL CONSULTING [APPLAUSE] AND IMRAN ABDULLAH AND HARUN SYED WHO WON SIX PLACE IN THE VIRTUAL BUSINESS CHALLENGE PERSONAL FINANCE CATEGORY.
[APPLAUSE] IF WE CAN ALSO HAVE THE MCNEILL DECA SPONSOR, RYAN NORWOOD AND PRINCIPAL DR. MACK EGGLESTON COME TO THE STAGE FOR A PHOTO. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT DECADE CAMPUS IS ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL.
WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF STUDENTS IN THIS GROUP, SO STUDENTS AFTER YOU SHAKE HANDS WITH THE BOARD PLEASE STAY TO THE SIDE OF THE DICE UNTIL WE CALL EVERYBODY'S NAME.
WINNING FIRST PLACE IN BUYING AND MERCHANDISING TEAM DECISION-MAKING WE HAVE PALAK THAKKER.
WINNING SECOND PLACE IN VIRTUAL BUSINESS CHALLENGE TO PERSONAL FINANCE WE HAVE LANDON FLUCKIGER AND SHRIDHAR JAYAKUMAR.
WINNING THIRD PLACE IN VIRTUAL BUSINESS CHALLENGE PERSONAL FINANCE WE HAVE KATHRYN LOCK, EMILY TANDO AND EESHA VYKUNTA.
WINNING FOURTH PLACE IN VIRTUAL BUSINESS CHALLENGE FASHION CATEGORY WE HAVE EMAAN CCHARTRIWALLA, NIKHIL PARIDA AND SUSHANT SANKILIPUR.
EARNING A TOP 10 FINISH IN BUYING AND MERCHANDISING OPERATIONS RESEARCH WE HAVE CAITLYN LADD AND NIMAH SADIQ.
EARNING A TOP 10 FINISH IN FOOD MARKETING SERIES JISHNU SAANI.
FINALLY EARNING A TOP 10 FINISH IN VIRTUAL BUSINESS CHALLENGE SPORTS CATEGORY WE HAVE TAIVAN DAGGOLU.
IF WE CAN HAVE THE ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL DECA SPONSORS JEAN ZAJICEK AND ERIC OLIVER ALONG WITH PRINCIPAL MATT GROFF.
IF YOU GUYS PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT FOR A PHOTO.
I TOLD YOU ALL IT'S A BIG GROUP.
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IF YOU GUYS CAN HOLD ON ONE MORE SECOND, THERE'S ONE MORE WORD THAT I NEED TO ANNOUNCE.WINNING FIRST PLACE IN THE VIRTUAL BUSINESS CHALLENGE SPORTS CATEGORY WE HAVE NATHANIEL AUTRY, FRANCIS PHAM AND ANISH YANDE IF THEY COULD PLEASE JOIN US AT THE FRONT AS WELL.
WE HAVE ONE MORE DECA CAMPUS TO HONOR AND THAT IS WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL.
FROM WESTWOOD WE HAVE SHIVANI KONDUBHATLA AND SHRISHTI MAHAJAN AND YUJIE ZHANG WHO WON THIRD PLACE IN THE HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM OPERATIONS RESEARCH CATEGORY.
IF WE CAN HAVE WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL DECA SPONSOR JEFFREY SILER AND PRINCIPAL ERIN CAMPBELL FOR THE FRONT FOR A PHOTO AS WELL.
WRAPPING UP OUR STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS WE HAVE A SPECIAL SUPERINTENDENTS RECOGNITION.
THE GIRLS SOCCER TEAMS FROM ROUND ROCK AND WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOLS MADE ROUND ROCK ISD HISTORY BY BOTH PLACING IN THE ELITE EIGHTH THIS YEAR.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME THAT WE'VE EVER HAD TWO TEAMS REACH THIS LEVEL AT THE SAME TIME.
TO TOP IT OFF THE TEAM FACE EACH OTHER DURING THE STATE TOURNAMENT AND AGAIN MADE ROUND ROCK ISD HISTORY.
REACHING THIS LEVEL NOT ONLY TOOK HARD WORK AND DEDICATION BUT TALENT AND PASSION FOR THAT AND MORE WE SAY CONGRATULATIONS ON A GREAT SEASON.
[APPLAUSE] [BACKGROUND]. WE ACTUALLY HAVE A SLIDE FOR BOTH SO I CAN SWITCH BACK AND FORTH SO LET'S GO THERE.
NEXT WE MOVE ON TO STAFF RECOGNITIONS.
TERAVISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, ACHIEVED THE DISTINGUISHED RECOGNITION OF BEING NAMED A FRANKLINCOVEY.
THEY ACHIEVED THE RECOGNITION OF BEING A FRANKLINCOVEY EDUCATION LEADER IN ME LEGACY LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOL.
TERAVISTA IS THE FIRST SCHOOL IN TEXAS AND THE SIX SCHOOL IN THE WORLD TO EARN THE STATUS OF THE HIGHEST HONOR GRANTED TO LEADER IN ME SCHOOLS.
TERAVISTA BECAME A LEADER IN ME LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOL IN 2014.
A SCHOOL MUST MAINTAIN IT'S LIGHTHOUSE SCHOOLS CERTIFICATION FOR A MINIMUM OF EIGHT YEARS, EXHIBIT INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE LEVELS OF LIGHTHOUSE CRITERIA GROWTH AND CONTINUOUSLY MAKE DISTINCTIVE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LEADER IN ME COMMUNITY.
WILL PRINCIPAL MICHAEL WAKEFIELD AND HIS TEAM PLEASE COME INTO THE PHOTO.
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MAY YOU RETURN TO YOUR SEATS.OUR VIDEO THIS EVENING CELEBRATES THE COMPLETION OF A MAJOR BOND PROJECT THAT WAS WITH HIGH SCHOOL.
THANKS TO THE VOTER APPROVED BOND 2018, WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE THRIVING IN NEW CLASSROOMS AND FACILITIES.
LET'S LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT.
>> BAND, CHOIR, ORCHESTRA THAT WAS OUR LAST PIECE OF THIS LONG TWO-YEAR CONSTRUCTION PROCESS THAT CULMINATED IN EARLY MARCH FOR US TO FINALLY HAVE EVERYTHING COMPLETE.
WESTWOOD IS CHALLENGED IN GEOGRAPHY BECAUSE WE ARE LANDLOCKED, SO WE DON'T HAVE A LOT MORE ROOM THAT WE CAN GROW THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF OUR CORE FACILITY.
BEING ABLE TO RE-PURPOSE SPACES AND JUST MAXIMIZE OUR FUNCTIONALITY WAS KEY IN THIS PROJECT.
>> WE'RE REALLY HAPPY TO HAVE THE NEW SPACE.
THE OLD BAND HALL WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED AWAY FROM THE MAIN WESTWOOD BUILDING, SO NOW WE HAVE AN INTERIOR CORRIDOR WHICH CONNECTS EVERYTHING.
WE WERE ABLE TO GAIN MORE SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR BAND, FOR CHOIR, AND FOR ORCHESTRA.
>> WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE, IT WAS JUST A REGULAR OLD BAND HALL AND IT WAS OLD AND I JUST ACCEPTED IT.
BUT HAVING THIS NICE PLACE THAT WE GET TO CALL OURS LIKE SHOWS THAT WE HAVE A PLACE IN THE SCHOOL AND [BACKGROUND] IT'S AMAZING.
>> THE STUDENTS WERE BLOWN AWAY.
I DON'T THINK THAT THEY COULD HAVE IMAGINED ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
THIS IS EVEN LIKE I'VE DANCED PROFESSIONALLY, I DANCED IN COLLEGE.
THIS IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL STUDIO I'VE EVER DANCED IN.
>> IT'S BEEN REALLY EXCITING TO GET TO WATCH NOT ONLY US AS DANCERS, BUT THE ORGANIZATION AS A WHOLE NOW THAT IT HAS ONE DEFINED SPACE HAS REALLY GROWN.
WE'VE MADE A BIGGER NAME FOR OURSELVES.
WHEN STUDENTS WALK BY HERE, THEY'RE ABLE TO SEE WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON, AND THEY CAN BE INSPIRED TO JOIN IT TOO WHICH IS REALLY EXCITING.
>> MOST IMPORTANT WE HAVE SPACE TO DANCE FULL OUT.
WE HAVE A SPACE THAT REFLECTS THE SIZE OF A STAGE, THE SIZE OF A COMPETITION DANCE FLOOR.
NOW, WE HAVE SPRUNG WOOD FLOORS WHICH IS MUCH SAFER FOR THEM AND THEIR JOINTS AND THE HEALTH OF THEIR BODIES.
IT'S JUST SO WONDERFUL TO SEE OUR KIDS IN THE SPACE THAT THEY DESERVE TO HAVE.
THESE ARE STUDENTS WHO WORK SO HARD AND ARE SO DEDICATED TO THEIR CRAFT WHETHER THAT STANCE, WHETHER THAT'S MUSIC, THESE KIDS POUR THEIR SOULS INTO WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND FOR THEM TO ACTUALLY HAVE A FACILITY THAT MATCHES THAT LEVEL IT'S EVERYTHING.
>> THAT IS ALWAYS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PARTS OF THE MEETING, GETTING TO HONOR ALL OF THE FANTASTIC STUDENTS THAT WE HAVE.
WE ARE NOW AT PUBLIC COMMENTS,
[E. PUBLIC COMMENTS]
AND I WILL READ OUR BEGINNING SPEECH.AT EACH BOARD MEETING, THE BOARD WILL SET ASIDE TIME TO AFFORD THE GENERAL PUBLIC AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO ITEMS ON AND OFF THE AGENDA.
WE ASK THE CONCERNS OR COMPLAINTS REGARDING SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS NOT BE RAISED IN THIS PUBLIC FORUM.
SPECIFIC CONCERNS ABOUT EMPLOYEES, OR FORMER EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED SEPARATELY ACCORDING TO APPLICABLE BOARD POLICIES.
THE BOARD REQUESTS THAT COMMENTS WHETHER POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE BE COURTEOUS AND RESPECTFUL.
I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND THE AUDIENCE AND THE VIEWERS THAT THE COMMENTS OF THE SPEAKERS REFLECT THEIR OWN POSITIONS OR OPINIONS.
AS THE SECOND REMINDER, THE BOARD ADOPTED AN ANTI HATE RESOLUTION ON JANUARY 20TH, 2022, WHERE THE BOARD REAFFIRMED ITS COMMITMENT TO THE WELL-BEING AND SAFETY OF ALL PEOPLE REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION, SEX, GENDER IDENTITY, GENDER EXPRESSION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, DISABILITY, AGE, OR POLITICAL BELIEFS, AND STANDS AGAINST SPEECH THAT INCITES HATRED AND VIOLENCE TOWARDS ANY PERSON.
PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE THE PUBLIC DOES HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK, THAT RIGHT IS NOT UNLIMITED.
PER TEXAS PENAL CODE 38.13, 42.01, 42.02, AND 42.05, AND TEXAS EDUCATION CODE 37.105.
NO AUDIENCE MEMBER OR SPEAKER WILL BE PERMITTED TO ENGAGE IN ANY CONDUCT THAT IS DISRUPTIVE, OR THREATENING TOWARD ANOTHER SPEAKER OR PERSON, OR TO VIOLATE THE PRIVACY RIGHTS OF ANOTHER PERSON.
THE BOARD SHALL NOT TOLERATE DISRUPTION OF THE MEETING BY MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.
IF AFTER AT LEAST ONE MORE INDIVIDUAL WARNING FROM THE PRESIDING OFFICER ANY INDIVIDUAL CONTINUES TO DISRUPT THE MEETING BY HIS OR HER WORDS OR ACTIONS, THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL REQUEST ASSISTANCE FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TO HAVE THE INDIVIDUAL REMOVED FROM THE MEETING.
THE BOARD MAY NOT DISCUSS OR ACT UPON ANY MATTER THAT IS NOT LISTED UNDER THE ACTION PORTION OF THE AGENDA, THEREFORE BOARD MEMBERS MAY NOT DISCUSS THE COMMENTS OF SPEAKERS.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT A LACK OF RESPONSE FROM THE BOARD
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DOES NOT INDICATE AGREEMENT OR APPROVAL OF THE COMMENTS.EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN TWO MINUTES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
TRUSTEE HARRISON WILL BE OUR DESIGNATED TIMEKEEPER.
OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS TAU WAN, A STUDENT SPEAKING OFF AGENDA ON REGARDING FBLA.
TAU WAN. NEXT SPEAKER IS RITHVIK CHENTHA, A STUDENT SPEAKING OFF AGENDA ON FBLA.
THE NEXT IS CHRISTY EVANS SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM I1.
YOU DO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND YOU ARE EMPLOYEE.
>> I'M AN EMPLOYEE AND I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST APOLOGIZE FROM A VERY CASUAL APPEARANCE.
I'M BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN HERE AND DRAGON STADIUM WHERE MY SON IS ABOUT TO PLAY IN THE SPRING GAME IN ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.
TONIGHT'S TOPIC WAS IMPORTANT ENOUGH THAT I WANTED TO DO THIS.
I'VE HELD MANY ROLES IN THIS DISTRICT.
I'VE TAUGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, I'VE TAUGHT MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I'VE BEEN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, AND INSTRUCTIONAL COACH, AND I CURRENTLY WORK IN THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT WHERE I SUPPORT OUR EARLY CAREER TEACHERS AS THEY BEGIN THEIR CAREER IN OUR DISTRICT.
THERE SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY WIDESPREAD MISCONCEPTION THAT THOSE OF US WHO TAKE ON LEADERSHIP ROLES AND STEP OUT OF THE CLASSROOM, THAT THERE'S A LARGE PAY RAISE THAT COMES WITH THAT.
THERE IS NOT. I DO MAKE MORE MONEY BUT IT'S BECAUSE I'M ON A TWELVE MONTH CONTRACT, SO I WORK ALL SUMMER.
IT'S NOT A PAY RAISE IF YOU WORK MORE WEEKS TO GET THE MONEY.
IN 2021, I BECAME AN ELEMENTARY ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL.
MY PAY WENT UP $2.16 A DAY, AND I'M GOING TO REPEAT THAT BECAUSE SOME OF YOU ARE GOING TO THINK YOU HEARD ME WRONG.
MY PAY FROM A TEACHER PAY SCALE WENT UP $2.16 A DAY FOR TAKING ON MORE RESPONSIBILITY FAR LONGER HOURS AND FAR MORE STRESS.
TO BE HONEST, IT'S ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS I'M NO LONGER IN THAT ROLE.
CURRENTLY IN MY POSITION, I'LL MAKE ONLY ABOUT $8 MORE PER DAY THAN OUR TEACHING YET AGAIN ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS ONE PROPOSAL THAT WOULD GIVE TEACHERS ONE PAY RAISE AND THE REST OF US A DIFFERENT ONE.
TO BE HONEST, IT FEELS LIKE A GIANT SLAP IN THE FACE AND IT FEELS INSULTING TO TAKE ON LEADERSHIP ROLES.
I FEEL LIKE FOR THE PAST YEAR WE'VE HAD TO FIGHT FOR COMPENSATION WHETHER IT'S GETTING STIPENDS FOR DOING READING ACADEMY OR ANYTHING ELSE.
WHETHER IT'S INTENDED OR UNATTENDED, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THE MESSAGE THAT'S BEING SENT.
BEFORE I END, I HAVE TO GIVE ONE SHOUT OUT SINCE YOU DID CELEBRATIONS TO ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL'S TRACK TEAM WHICH COMPETED LAST SATURDAY AT THE STATE TRACK MEET AND MADE ROUND ROCK VERY PROUD.
WE HAD THREE RELAY TEAMS THAT DID VERY WELL AND XAVIER TRUMBLE WHO WON TRIPLE JUMP.
HE WAS TRIPLE JUMP SIX CHAMPIONS, SO JUST A SHOUT OUT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU [APPLAUSE] VERY MUCH. I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO OUR STUDENTS I BELIEVE THEY WALKED IN.
TAU WAN SPEAKING OFF THE AGENDA, AND YOU ARE A STUDENT.
>> HELLO, FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS.
I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL, FBLA TODAY, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE CONTINUATION OF FBLA.
I'VE BEEN A FBLA MEMBER THROUGHOUT MY HIGH SCHOOL CAREER AND I HAVE BEEN ADVID ONE AT THAT.
TODAY, I BELIEVE FBLA OFFERS US A GREAT PLATFORM TO DEMONSTRATE BUSINESS SKILLS, FUTURISTIC BUSINESS SKILLS SUCH AS COMPUTER PROCESSING AND DATA ANALYSIS.
THESE CAN HELP US, THESE SOFT SKILLS CAN HELP US IN OUR FUTURE BUSINESS ENDEAVORS AND REPRESENT THE FUTURE OF BUSINESS.
IN ADDITION, I BELIEVE THAT EDUCATION IS MOST USEFUL WHEN WE CAN USE SKILLS THAT WE LEARNED IN THE CLASSROOM AND FROM OUR TEXTBOOKS AND TRANSLATE THEM INTO SOFT SKILLS, SUCH AS THE ONES THAT FBLA PROVIDES.
FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO CAP IT OFF BY SAYING THAT ME AND MY TEAM DID VERY WELL AT FBLA LAST YEAR AND THAT CREATED MEMORIES THAT I WILL CHERISH FOR A LIFETIME.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND I HOPE I FEEL LIKE CAN BE CONTINUED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE] OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RITHVIK CHENTHA, STUDENT SPEAKING OFF AGENDA ON FBLA.
>> HELLO BOARD MEMBERS, MY NAME IS RITHVIK CHENTHA AND I AM AN FBLA MEMBER THAT IS COMPETING IN NATIONALS THIS YEAR.
MY FELLOW COMPETITOR TELL, I JUST SPOKE ALREADY, I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GO FIRST.
I'LL LIKE TO FIRST THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE THIS FINE EVENING.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR LETTING ME SPEAK HERE BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT LETTING ANYONE COME IN HERE AND VOICE THEIR OPINION IS A VERY IMPORTANT POINT IN DEMOCRACY.
THIS MAY NOT BE THE MOST IMPORTANT TOPIC HERE TODAY, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO MANY STUDENTS HERE.
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A LOT OF OUR FRIENDS ARE OUTSIDE ADVOCATING FOR THIS CAUSE TOO.I ACTUALLY JUST BECAME AN FBLA MEMBER THIS YEAR.
SO I CAN'T SAY THAT I'VE BEEN IN THIS CLUB FOR THAT LONG.
I'M NOT A LIFETIME MEMBER, BUT IT'S HAD AN IMMENSE IMPACT ON ME AND THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE SKILLS IT PROVIDES, AND THAT'S THE ONE-MINUTE ADVANTAGE IT HAS.
IT PROVIDES SKILLS WHICH ARE TRANSFERABLE TO MANY FIELDS OUTSIDE BUSINESS.
WELL, THE SOFT SKILLS IN THE COMMUNICATION.
COMMUNICATION IS VERY IMPORTANT IN THIS MULTICULTURAL WORLD BECAUSE IT NULLIFIES MISCOMMUNICATION, WHICH IS THE BIG BAD THAT CAUSED MANY PROBLEMS IN TODAY'S AGE.
I KNOW THAT MANY ARE PRESSING FOR THIS DISMANTLEMENT BECAUSE OF DECA AND YOU GUYS ALREADY HAVE TO PAY FOR THAT AND THAT'S A FAIR POINT.
BUT THERE ARE TWO KEY FLAWS IN THIS ARGUMENT THAT I WISH TO ADDRESS.
FBLA ACTUALLY HAS MORE AREAS OF COMPETITION THEN DECO LIKE COMPUTER SCIENCE, ANIMATION AND GRAPHIC DESIGNS.
IT'S BETTER THERE THAN IN DECA.
ALSO, IF IT IS SIMILAR ISN'T MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS BETTER.
IN A SCHOOL WITH 3,500 AND A DISTRICT WITH 46,000 IT'S ALREADY SUPER COMPETITIVE HERE AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO FIND OPPORTUNITIES AND THEY'RE REALLY HARD TO COME BY.
I BELIEVE THAT THE MORE OPPORTUNITIES THERE ARE, THE BETTER IT IS FOR STUDENTS.
LETTING STUDENTS GET OUT IN THE REAL-WORLD AND LEARN IS WHAT MADE RISD A DISTRICT OF INNOVATION.
WHAT MAKES THIS DISTRICT SO AMAZING AND COMING OUT SO MANY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR LISTENING, MADAM AND SIRS, AND HAVE A GREAT EVENING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> NEXT IS JACK CHARLES SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM K2 AND K3 AND YOU ARE YOU DO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY.
>> GOOD EVENING, LADIES GENTS, THOSE ON THE TECHNICOLOR RAINBOW AND BEYOND.
CONGRATULATIONS STUDENTS, I KNOW YOU MAY NOT BE IN HERE RIGHT NOW.
SOME OF YOU ARE OUT IN THE WORLD.
YOU'VE MADE IT THROUGH ANOTHER YEAR.
ENJOY YOUR SUMMER, YOUR FREE TIME, WHEN YOU GET TO OUR AGE YOU WISH YOU HAD MORE.
IN REGARDS TO K2, THE LAWSUIT BY DUSTIN CLARK AND JEREMY'S STORY AGAINST THE DISTRICT TRUSTEE BONE AND WESTON MUST RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM CLOSED SESSION IN REGARDS TO THIS.
ON 13 SEPARATE OCCASIONS OVER A FOUR-MONTH PERIOD, INCLUDING BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE WATTLE SORAFENIB REPORT CAME OUT, TRUSTEE WESTON CC DUSTIN CLARK, AND JEREMY'S STORY ON INFORMATION THAT WAS CONFIDENTIAL, INTERNAL, AND IN SOME CASES LEGALLY PRIVILEGED.
THAT IN ITS OWN RIGHT CREATES AN IRRECONCILABLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND THAT'S NOT COUNTING ANY TEXT MESSAGES THAT SHE MAY HAVE SENT THEM, WHICH SHE'S ADMITTED TO DELETING, EVEN IN THE CASES WHERE THEY CONSTITUTED GOVERNMENT RECORDS, WHICH IS AGAINST BOTH THE TRAINING SHE LEGALLY WAS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AS A TRUSTEE AND HER PROFESSIONAL AND MILITARY INFORMATION SECURITY HANDLING. EXCUSE ME.
>> POINT OF ORDER. ARE WE STAYING ON AGENDA TOPIC OR NOT.
IT'S A REGULAR CALLED BOARD MEETING.
YOU CAN SPEAK ON OR OFF THE AGENDA.
I THOUGHT IT WAS ON THE AGENDA TOPIC. THANK YOU.
>> IT IS AND IT ACTUALLY TIES INTO YOU AS WELL, TRUSTEE BONE CONSIDERING YOU'RE WIDELY SUSPECTED TO HAVE LEAKED INFORMATION FROM CLOSE SESSION TO AT LEAST TWO INDIVIDUALS.
BOTH YOU, YOUR SPOUSE AND TRUSTEE WESTON AND HER SPOUSE ARE MEMBERS OF MR. CLARKE AND MR. STORIES ORGANIZATION.
AS IS THAT CREATES AN IRRECONCILABLE CONFLICT OF INTERESTS AND IN REGARDS TO ANY MATTERS ON THEIR LAWSUIT, YOU MUST RECUSE.
DON'T GIVE THESE DOGMATIC EXTREMIST A RED SCENT.
MS. EVANS SAID IT BEST THAT MONEY NEEDS TO GO TO STAFF.
EVERYONE ELSE HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JILL FERRIS SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM F1 AND F2 AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY.
>> I SPENT A LOT OF TIME LOOKING AT THE DOCUMENTS FOR THIS BOARD MEETING TONIGHT, AND I HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS AS ALWAYS, I'D REALLY LIKE FOR SOMEONE TO PLEASE EXPLAIN TO THE COMMUNITY WHY THE BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR IS BASED ON 200 MORE STUDENTS.
THE TEACHERS ARE BEING TOLD THAT THEIR CONTRACTS AREN'T BEING RENEWED.
FOR EXAMPLE, ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL HAS ALREADY BEEN TOLD ONE OF THE THEATER DIRECTORS THAT HE IS BEING LET GO.
THIS MAN GAVE UP COUNTLESS EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS.
HE WAS AN INTEGRAL PART OF PUSHING ROUND ROCK SPLENIC PLAY TO STATE.
THIS DISTRICT SAYS, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF HIS HARD WORK BY ELIMINATING HIS POSITION.
RIDGEVIEW MIDDLE-SCHOOL IS LOSING ONE OF IT'S DANCE TEACHERS.
ONE OF THE BOARD GOALS BEING DISCUSSED TONIGHT IS A STUDENT'S SENSE OF BELONGING.
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT MAKES STUDENTS FEEL INCLUDED? THEATER, DANCE, CHOIR, BAND, FBLA.
YOU'RE CUTTING THE VERY PROGRAMS WHERE STUDENTS FIND THEIR PEOPLE, WHERE STUDENTS FIND THEIR CLAN.
I KNOW NOT ALL OF YOU HAVE METAL OR HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS, BUT THOSE OF YOU WHO DO KNOW THAT I'M RIGHT ON THIS.
YOUR CHILD FINDS THEIR PEOPLE IN THE FINE ARTS,
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IN THE ELECTIVES, IN THE SPORTS.THE SADDEST PART ABOUT THESE CUTS IS THAT THE ONLY STUDENTS, YOU ARE REALLY HURTING ARE THE ONES WHOSE PARENTS CAN'T AFFORD TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
THE PARENTS THAT CAN AFFORD AFTER-SCHOOL DANCE CLASSES, THAT CAN AFFORD EXTRAS AT GEORGETOWN PALACE.
THEY CAN'T AFFORD THE ACTING LESSONS AND ALL OF THE EXTRA SPORTS.
YOU'RE REALLY ONLY HURTING THE STUDENTS WHO DON'T HAVE A VOICE.
I KNOW YOU WANT TO POINT TO THE STATE AND BLAME ALL OF THIS ON FUNDING, BUT YOU NEVER WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE THINGS THAT YOU COULD BE DOING TO SAVE THESE JOBS.
RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE DOZENS OF CAMPUSES WITH AN ADA IN THE '80S.
YOU COULD LOOK AT OTHER OPTIONS FOR EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE, SELF-FUNDING HAS COST THE DISTRICT TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND YOU AREN'T EVEN LOOKING AT OTHER OPTIONS.
YOU COULD TALK ABOUT ELIMINATING SOME OF THE PROGRAMS THAT DO NOT DIRECTLY AFFECT STUDENTS, FOR EXAMPLE, THE DEI DEPARTMENT HAS A MILLION-DOLLAR BUDGET AND I STILL DON'T EXACTLY KNOW WHAT THEY DO.
DR. AZAEIZ HAS MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT CENTRAL ADMIN DIDN'T NEED TO BE CUT BECAUSE $9.2 MILLION ISN'T GOING TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN THE BUDGET, BUT THE DISTRICT HAS REALLY HARD CHOICES TO MAKE, AND WE NEED TO DECIDE WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO US.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KATIE KAISER SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM F3, G3, I3, AND K2 AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY.
>> HI BOARD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
GOLDEN PENNIES ARE SO VALUABLE TO OUR DISTRICT, ESPECIALLY AT A TIME WHEN THE STATE IS NOT FUNDING PUBLIC SCHOOLS ENOUGH AND WE'RE SENDING $100 MILLION BACK TO THE STATE IN THE FORM OF RECAPTURE, WHICH IS GOING INTO THE GENERAL FUND.
THE GOLDEN PENNIES, THOSE STAY IN OUR DISTRICT TO BE USED ON STAFF RAISES.
THIS WOULD BE VITAL TO KEEPING OUR DISTRICT FUNCTIONING AT EVEN OUR CURRENT LEVEL.
WE ARE IN A BUDGET CRISIS AND WE ARE HAVING TO CUT CLASSES AND PROGRAMS. IT'S TRUE.
BUT ACTUALLY OUR ENROLLMENT IS UP FROM A PANDEMIC LOW, FROM 45, 000 TO 47,000 I DON'T THINK THAT'S INSIGNIFICANT.
ON G3 I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT ALL THE COMPLETED ITEMS ON THESE REPORTS, DOES THAT MEAN THAT THE TEA CAN GO NOW? I DO HOPE SO.
ITEM I3 THIS NEW LANGUAGE IT WOULD JUST TAKE AWAY THE HIRING AND FIRING OF CONTRACT EMPLOYEES FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT.
THERE ARE SOME UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES TO THIS, THOUGH.
THIS HAS ACTUALLY BEEN WEAPONIZED AND OTHER DISTRICTS WHERE THE BOARD HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER BY REALLY POLITICAL PEOPLE TO WIPE OUT ENTIRE DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING THE DEI DEPARTMENT.
IT'S NOT SOMETHING I'M IN FAVOR OF.
I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S THE BEST LONG-TERM IDEA.
IN SUCH A LARGE DISTRICT, THAT WOULD BE A LOT OF EXTRA MEETINGS FROM YOU ALL AND IT GETS MORE INTO THE HOW RATHER THAN THE WHAT.
K2 BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE WADDELL SO IF YOU KNOW, REPORT WHICH DEMONSTRATED THAT WESTON CAN'T BE TRUSTED WITH ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGED INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY REGARDING A LAWSUIT FILED BY HER FRIENDS.
I WOULD REQUEST THAT SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED IN CLOSED SESSION. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KIM USI SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM F2 AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.
>> I SAID I AM ALSO WORKING FOR THE SCHOOL.
>> YOU'RE ALSO AN EMPLOYEE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> GOOD EVENING. AS YOUR DISCUSSIONS TONIGHT BRING YOU CLOSER TO A FINAL BUDGET AND AS THE LEGISLATURE DRAWS CLOSER TO RAISING THE BASIC ALLOTMENT, I ONCE AGAIN URGE YOU TO RE-EXAMINE THE DECISION TO CUT THE DISTRICT LIBRARY SERVICES AND TO REINSTATE LIBRARY ASSISTANT POSITIONS AT EVERY CAMPUS IN THE DISTRICT.
[NOISE] IF THESE CUTS STAND, MY CAMPUS CHRISTIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL WILL BE THE ONLY MIDDLE SCHOOL IN THE DISTRICT WITHOUT A LIBRARY ASSISTANT.
LET ME TELL YOU WHAT THESE LIBRARY SERVICES MEAN TO OUR SCHOOL.
OUR AMAZING LIBRARIAN SPENDS HER TIME FULFILLING INSTRUCTIONAL, TECHNOLOGICAL AND LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES.
SHE HAS AN EXPERIENCED AND EXPERT IB INSTRUCTOR AND PLAYS AN INVALUABLE ROLE IN GRISHAM'S IB PROGRAM.
THE FACE-TO-FACE, ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT THAT I PROVIDE TO A HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS IN THE LIBRARY, IN THE HALLWAYS AND YES, IN MANY HOURS IN THE CLASSROOM, ALLOWS HER TO PLAY A KEY PART IN CAMPUS LEADERSHIP, TEACHER SUPPORT, AND THE IB PROGRAMMING TO WHICH THE DISTRICT HAS SHOWN SUCH A STRONG COMMITMENT, SOMETHING WE'LL HAVE TO GIVE.
WHILE OUR LIBRARY TEAM CURRENTLY SERVES AS MANY AS TWO-THIRDS OF OUR STUDENTS ON ANY GIVEN DAY.
CUTTING MY POSITION MEANS STUDENT ACCESS WILL HAVE TO BE SEVERELY CURTAILED.
THE DOORS WILL BE CLOSED AT EVERY LIBRARY WHERE THE ASSISTANT POSITION HAS BEEN CUT AND NOT RESTORED TO EVEN HALFTIME, HURTING MORE THAN 20,000 STUDENTS, AND EVERY ONE OF THESE STUDENTS DESERVES EQUITABLE ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES.
CUTTING THE LIBRARY POSITIONS MAY CREATE A $1.1 MILLION SAVINGS ON THE BALANCE SHEET,
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BUT THOSE SAVINGS COME AT FAR TOO GREAT A REAL-WORLD COST.WHAT YOU LOSE WHEN YOU LOSE THOSE POSITIONS CANNOT BE QUANTIFIED ON A SPREADSHEET.
YOU LOSE A DEDICATED STUDENTS SERVING ASSISTANT, ONE WHO CARES ABOUT AND WORKS WITH EVERY STUDENT IN THE SCHOOL, YOU LOSE THE FULL BENEFIT OF YOUR LIBRARIANS' SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AS THEY ATTEMPT TO JUGGLE THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF TWOFOLD POSITIONS, YOU LOSE EQUITY AND ACCESS FOR YOUR STAFF AND STUDENT POPULATIONS.
YOU SAVE THOSE FEW DOLLARS, BUT YOU LOSE SO MUCH MORE.
RESTORING LIBRARY SERVICES IS CRITICAL FOR OUR STUDENTS, OUR SCHOOLS, AND OUR COMMUNITY, AND YOUR WORK TONIGHT CAN LEAD THE WAY IN MAKING IT HAPPEN.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LESLIE PRICE, SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM F2, AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND DISTRICT EMPLOYEE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> TODAY WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SUPPLY AND DEMAND, AND IT IS JUST AS SIMPLE AS SCHOOL FINANCES SO LET'S GET READY.
BUT WITH SIMPLICITY, THERE ARE FIVE KEY CONCEPTS THAT WOULD CHANGE A SHIFT IN DEMAND, AND THERE ARE FOUR KEY CONCEPTS THAT WOULD CHANGE A SHIFT IN SUPPLY AND TOGETHER WHERE THEY INTERSECT IF GRAFT WOULD BE CONSIDERED AN EQUILIBRIUM WITH OUR CURRENT BUDGET THAT WE'RE GETTING READY TO PROPOSE TODAY, WE'RE TRYING TO GRAB EQUILIBRIUM, BUT I THINK WE STILL HAVE SOME WORK TO DO WITH THAT.
GRISHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL IS GOING TO LOSE OUR LIBRARY ASSISTANT COMPLETELY, AND WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'RE GOING TO BE THE ONLY MIDDLE SCHOOL IN ROUND ROCK ISD THAT WILL NOT HAVE A LIBRARY ASSISTANT TO ASSIST OUR STUDENTS ON A DAILY BASIS.
WE ALSO ARE ONE OF TWO MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN THE ENTIRE DISTRICT THAT HAD THE MIP PROGRAM, WHICH IS THE IB PROGRAM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS, AND WE ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE RESOURCES FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT MAY NEED THAT TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR IB WHEN THEY MOVE ON TO HIGH SCHOOL.
ADDITIONALLY, IF WE FIND IT, IT'S ONE MORE PERSON AND I KNOW THAT THAT'S ASKING A LOT BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS ONE MORE PERSON THAT THEY NEED AND EVERY SCHOOL HAS ONE MORE THING THAT THEY NEED, BUT THIS IS WHAT WE NEED.
GRISHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL NEEDS OUR LIBRARY ASSISTANT HALFTIME.
WE'RE GOING TO BE THE ONLY MIDDLE SCHOOL WITHOUT ONE.
THEN ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET WITH THE GOLDEN PENNIES, I REALLY URGE US TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING A REALLY GREAT JOB AT EXPLAINING THAT TO OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE OUR FIELD BOND IN 2017, I THINK, WAS A LARGE PART DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE DID NOT GET THE INFORMATION OUT PROPERLY TO OUR COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON BECAUSE THE THINGS THAT THEY HEAR, WE HAVE TO SPEND MORE MONEY, BUT WE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SO IF WE DO A REALLY GOOD JOB WITH GETTING THAT OUT, I THINK THAT'S GOING TO HELP US WITH BEING ABLE TO MAYBE GET THAT VOTE PASSED.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE HAVE FOUR SPEAKERS WHO ARE SPEAKING OFF AGENDA, AND THEN WE WILL GO TO OUR RECORDED SPEAKERS.
OUR FIRST OFF TOPIC SPEAKER IS COURTNEY SANCHEZ, AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT.
>> GOOD EVENING. I'M LEAVING A GENERAL COMMENT AND MY NAME IS COURTNEY SANCHEZ.
I'M A PARENT OF A STUDENT AT DOUBLE FILE TRAIL ELEMENTARY WHO ATTENDS THE PAIR PROGRAM THERE.
I ALSO HAVE A DAUGHTER AT TRAVIS ELEMENTARY.
I'M ALSO A FORMER TEACHER IN THE DISTRICT AND I CURRENTLY SUBSTITUTE.
I'M GREATLY CONCERNED ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE AND MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY WHILE THEY'RE AT SCHOOL.
I DON'T WANT ROUND ROCK ISD TO BE THE NEXT CITY THAT MAKES HEADLINES FOR A HORRIBLE SCHOOL SHOOTING.
DATA SHOWS THAT AN APPROXIMATELY 75% OF SCHOOL SHOOTING INCIDENTS, THE SHOOTER OBTAIN THE WEAPON FROM THEIR OWN HOME OR FROM THAT OF A CLOSE FRIEND OR RELATIVE.
FURTHER, 1.6 MILLION KIDS IN AMERICA LIVE AT HOME WITH AT LEAST ONE UNLOCKED AND LOADED FIREARM.
TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE, WE NEED TO PREVENT KIDS FROM ACCESSING GUNS IN THE FIRST PLACE.
DID YOU KNOW THAT TEXAS LAW IMPOSES CRIMINAL CHARGES AGAINST INDIVIDUALS WHO'VE FAILED TO SECURE THEIR FIREARMS IF A CHILD GAINS ACCESS TO THAT FIREARM? SECTION 46.13 OF THE TEXAS PENAL CODE PROHIBITS LEAVING UNSECURED FIREARMS WHERE CHILDREN MIGHT GAIN ACCESS TO THOSE FIREARMS. NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THIS LAW AND THAT'S WHY I'M IMPLORING THE DISTRICT TO PLEASE PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEXAS LAW THAT REQUIRES SECURE FIREARMS STORAGE.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE ROUND ROCK ISD REQUIRE PARENTS TO A TEST OR JUST SIGN A PAPER THAT THEY'VE RECEIVED A COPY OF THE LAW REGARDING SECURED STORAGE.
I BELIEVE THAT SCHOOL REGISTRATION WOULD BE THE IDEAL PLACE FOR THIS ATTESTATION, AND MANY OTHER DISTRICTS IN TEXAS, SUCH AS HOUSTON AND BRISCOE ISDS ALREADY DO SOME FORM OF THIS.
I HAVE SENT AN EMAIL PROVIDING THE HOUSTON ISD ATTESTATION AND A SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY FIREARMS STORAGE INFORMATION SHEET FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME AND CONSIDERING TAKING THESE IMPORTANT STEPS TO REDUCE GUN VIOLENCE IN ROUND ROCK ISD. [APPLAUSE]
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRISTY SLEEP SPEAKING OFF AGENDA, AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ROUND ROCK ISD.
I DO HAVE A FEW TOPICS THAT I WANT TO HIT ON THAT ARE NOT IN THE AGENDA.
ONE IS I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU TO CONSIDER REMOVING
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THE CLEAR BAG POLICY NOTICE WHERE IT SAYS THAT ON THE BOARD MEETINGS PAGE THAT THE CLEAR BAG POLICY IS ENFORCED AT ALL BOARD MEETINGS.THIS IS NOT TRUE. REALLY IT'S ONLY ENFORCED WHEN THERE'S A CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE ON THE AGENDA.
I THINK IT DETERS THE COMMUNITY FROM ATTENDING MEETINGS.
I THINK THEY MIGHT BE FRIGHTENED IF THEY THINK SOMEBODY MIGHT BE BRINGING A GUN OR A WEAPON, AND I THINK THE POLICY IS IGNORED, LIKE WHEN A PARENT LAYS OUT RULES BUT DOESN'T ENFORCE THEM SO PLEASE CONSIDER THAT.
ALSO IN JUNE OF LAST YEAR, ROUND ROCK ISD COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT USED A RAINBOW IN IT'S TWITTER USERNAME TO RECOGNIZE PRIDE MONTH.
I ADVISE AGAINST THIS PRACTICE THIS YEAR UNLESS ROUND ROCK ISD WANTS TO ADD AN EMOJI FOR EVERY OTHER CELEBRATION FOR WHICH STUDENTS WOULD BE PROUD.
ON A SIDE NOTE, IN SEPTEMBER OF 2023, I REQUESTED THE AMERICAN FLAG EMOJI BE USED DURING CONSTITUTION WEEK, AND THE BOARD AND ADMINISTRATION IGNORED MY REQUEST.
ALSO, THE PRESIDENT ADDRESSES THE COMMUNITY AT THE BEGINNING OF EVERY MEETING ABOUT DISRUPTIONS IN THE MEETING AND THAT THE POLICE OFFICERS MIGHT TAKE SOMEONE OUT, BUT SHE NEGLECTS TO TRANSPARENTLY MENTIONED THAT A DISRUPTION WILL LEAD TO AN ARREST WHICH COULD BE UP TO A MONTH AFTER THE FACT.
I THINK THAT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE VERY CLEAR THAT IF SOMEONE WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE MEETING, THAT POLICE WILL SHOW UP AT THEIR HOUSE, PUT THEM IN HANDCUFFS, AND THEY WILL SPEND THE NIGHT IN JAIL AND POSSIBLY NOT EVEN BE CHARGED.
FINALLY, IN THE NEWS TODAY, I READ ABOUT CHAT GPT.
SOME STUDENTS AT A COLLEGE WERE ACCUSED OF USING CHAT GPT FOR THEIR PAPERS AND THERE'S A BIG CONTROVERSY ABOUT THAT, AND ONE OF THE ISSUES WAS THAT THE SCHOOL DOESN'T HAVE A POLICY.
I'M THINKING THAT WE SHOULD PLAN AHEAD AND CONSIDER HAVING A POLICY ABOUT STUDENTS WHO MIGHT NOT BE CITING CHAT GPT AS A SOURCE.
WHETHER THAT'S JUST A PLAGIARISM ISSUE OR IF WE NEED TO HAVE A SEPARATE POLICY. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DON ZIMMERMAN SPEAKING OFF AGENDA, AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY.
>> GOOD EVENING, DON ZIMMERMAN, 23 YEARS IN THE DISTRICT.
I'D FIRST LIKE TO COMMEND OUR TERRIFIC TRUSTEES, BORNE AND WESTON, YOU GUYS HAVE THE PATIENCE OF JOB, I HAVE NO IDEA HOW YOU DO THAT, SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
MY NEXT QUICK COMMENTS ARE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY MAKE THE POLITICAL DECISIONS IN THIS DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT, THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, AND OF COURSE, THE ALL-IMPORTANT MINISTER OF DISTRICT PROPAGANDA, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE LAWYERS WHO GIVE BAD ADVICE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE POLITICAL MACHINE INSTEAD OF THE PARENTS AND TEACHERS AND STUDENTS.
I CAN'T FIGURE OUT A WAY THAT YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PUSH THROUGH THIS TAX INCREASE.
I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE TRAVIS COUNTY TAXPAYERS UNION HAS ALREADY FIELD IN REQUESTS TO ORGANIZE CAMPAIGNS TO DEFEAT THE TAX INCREASE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO PUSH THROUGH ON THE BALLOT IN NOVEMBER SO THERE'S THAT.
FINALLY, I HAVE A LEGAL NOTICE TO READ HERE.
AS OF MAY 18, 2023, I HEREBY CALL ON TRUSTEE TIFFANY HARRISON TO COOPERATE WITH THE UNITED STATES POSTAL INSPECTORS FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT NUMBER 2023, FPIS-00341, RELATING TO PUBLIC ALLEGATIONS OF BIO HAZARDS IN THE MAIL THAT TRUSTEE HARRISON MADE ON KXN TV ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 25TH, 2022. HAVE A BLESSED EVENING.
>> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS REBECCA MELIES SPEAKING OFF AGENDA, AND YOU DO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY.
>> GOOD EVENING. I'M GOING TO BE READING THE TESTIMONY THAT WAS GIVEN BY MARY THORME, APRIL 11TH IN SUPPORT OF SCHOOL VOUCHERS JUST FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO CAN'T MAKE IT AND LISTEN TO THESE THINGS.
I'M READING AT CERTS BECAUSE WE KNOW SHE LIKES TO LISTEN TO HERSELF SELF TALK.
"I'M A PROUD PUBLIC SCHOOL MOM AND I SERVE ON THE ROUND ROCK ISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
I'M HERE SPEAKING FOR MYSELF AND I AM FOR THE BILL." JUST TO REITERATE, SHE IS FOR VOUCHERS.
"BEFORE I WAS A TRUSTEE, I DIDN'T HAVE A STRONG OPINION ON EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, EVEN THOUGH I HAD SENT MY KIDS TO PRIVATE SCHOOL AT ONE POINT.
WHAT I HAVE WITNESSED AS A PARENT AND TRUSTEE HAS MADE ME A STRONG ADVOCATE, AND I HOPE YOU ALL ARE TOO.
ALL TEXAS PARENTS NEED A CHOICE." I'M SKIPPING AROUND.
"I'VE SAT HERE TODAY AND I'VE SEEN BIG EDUCATION AND DISTRICT SPENDING TAXPAYER MONEY.
FROM MY VIEWPOINT, THIS IS ALL ABOUT PROTECTING POWER AND MONEY.
I SEE IT FROM THE DIE AS I NEED YOUR SUPPORT.
WE NEED TO PASS SCHOOL CHOICE.
IT WILL MAKE OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS BETTER.
I MIGHT BE THE ONLY TRUSTEE TODAY THAT IS FOR THE BILL." SELF-REFLECTION. IF YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE FOR THE BILL, MAYBE THERE'S A REASON THAT THE REST OF THE TRUSTEES AND THE STATE OF TEXAS ARE UPHOLDING THEIR OATH TO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION.
THIS IS A QUESTION-AND-ANSWER BETWEEN HER AND REPRESENTATIVE DUTTON.
AS A BOARD MEMBER IN ROUND ROCK, WHY DON'T YOU DO WHAT YOU FOUND BETTER THAN PRIVATE SCHOOL? I WILL SACRIFICE MY OWN CHILDREN FOR EVERYONE ELSE'S CHILDREN,
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EXCEPT YOU CALLED TRANS KIDS SAFETY RISK.IF YOU CLAIM TO BE A CHRISTIAN, YOU CAN'T HATE.
IF YOUR RELIGION TOUTS HATE, YOU NEED TO FIND A NEW RELIGION.
ALSO IF YOU ARE SUPPORTING SOMEONE WHO'S STANDING OUTSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLS TOUTING HATE AND ANGER AND JUST SO MUCH NEGATIVITY AGAINST OUR CHILDREN.
I KNOW WE'RE ALMOST OUT OF TIME.
I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY FOR THE STATE TO COME IN AND DO A BIG TAKEOVER.
>> YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. WE NOW HAVE NINE SPEAKERS WHO LEFT RECORDED MESSAGES, TRUSTEES, SO WE'LL PLAY THOSE NOW.
>> MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] AND THIS IS A GENERAL COMMENT.
I'M A SOPHOMORE STUDENT AT CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA CHAPTER AT CEDAR RIDGE.
I'M SPEAKING REGARDING THE RECENT DECISION TO BAN FBLA AS AN OFFICIAL CLUB FOR THE CLUB'S SCHOOL YEARS.
I'VE BEEN FBLA MEMBER FOR TWO YEARS.
I'M VERY PASSIONATE AND COMMITTED TO THIS CLUB.
I WANT YOU TO EXPRESS HOW UPSET I AM WITH THIS DECISION BY THE DISTRICT.
I RESPECT THE DECISION THAT THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND CTU STAFF, BUT I'D LIKE TO DISAGREE AND PUSH THROUGH A LOT I FEEL LIKE.
I FEEL IT IS A BENEFICIAL CLUB FOR THE STUDENTS AND UNDOUBTEDLY HELPED PAST AND CURRENT MEMBERS WITH THEIR LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT.
PARTICULARLY IN AREAS OF THE CTU CLUSTERS RECOGNIZED BY A DISTRICT.
WITH OVER 250,000 NUMBERS, FBLA IS ONE OF THE LARGEST STUDENT CAREER CLUBS IN THE NATION AND IS ALSO RECOGNIZED AS A CAREER AND TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATION, OR A CTSL, THAT COVERS AROUND 10 CAREER CLUSTERS AND REVISE A PATH FOR STUDENTS TO TEST AND APPLY THEIR SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO REAL-WORLD SCENARIOS.
TO PROHIBIT STUDENTS FROM PARTICIPATING IN THIS IS TO DIMINISH THE NUMBER OF OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS.
I CAN SAY FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, FBLA HAS HELPED SIGNIFICANTLY WITH MY GROWTH AS A STUDENT.
I'VE PLAYED SPORTS IN THIRD PLACE AT THE STATE LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE AND I'VE ADVANCED TO THE NATIONAL COMPETITION IN THE SUMMER.
I'VE PUT MONTHS OF APPREHENSION MY PROJECTS IN MY ADVENT IN THE FBLA.
I BELIEVE I DESERVE THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT.
I ALSO WANT STUDENTS IN THE FUTURE TO TAKE HOLD OF THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF DECA, ANOTHER BUSINESS COVENANT DISTRICT, AND I CAN CONFIDENTLY SAY THAT THEY ARE TWO DISTINCT CLUBS.
FURTHERMORE, THE EXISTENCE OF BOTH CLUBS HAS HELPED MY PROFESSIONAL GROWTH AND THE LOSS OF FBLA WOULD TAKE THAT AWAY, ESPECIALLY SINCE MY FOCUS DOES NOT REVOLVE AROUND BUSINESS OR RATHER COMPUTER SCIENCE.
WE WANT THE DISTRICT TO UNDERSTAND THAT AS LONG AS FBLA EXISTS, IT'LL HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON STUDENTS AND THE EXISTENCE OF OTHER CAREER CLUBS WILL ONLY ADD TO THAT NOT TAKE AWAY.
WE AS FBLA MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT, SINCERELY HOPE THAT THIS IS RECONSIDERED AND COMMUNICATED TO THE CHAPTERS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION.
>> MY NAME IS KIM LANT AND I'M ADDRESSING A GENERAL ITEM.
I'M A STUDENT AT CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL AND I'M A MEMBER OF FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA.
AFTER HEARING ABOUT THE DECISION TO CUT FBLA FROM THE DISTRICT, I FEEL LET DOWN.
I BELIEVE IT'S INCREDIBLY UNFAIR TO CUT THE CLUB CONSIDERING ITS AMAZING POTENTIAL FOR STUDENTS AND ITS ABILITY TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
MULTIPLE CHAPTERS IN ROUND ROCK HAVE PROVED THEIR PLACE IN THE STATE COMPETITION AS MANY MEMBERS HAVE ADVANCED TO NATIONALS AFTER OUT-COMPETING DISTRICT WINNERS FROM OTHER AREAS.
FOR EXAMPLE, WESTWOOD CHAPTER ALONE PRODUCED 48 MEMBERS WHO ADVANCED TO THE NATIONAL LEVEL AND CEDAR RIDGE'S CHAPTER PRODUCED SEVEN INDIVIDUALS BASED SOLELY ON THEIR COMPETITIVE ABILITY AND SKILL IN THEIR EVENTS.
THIS IS ALSO A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR'S WINNERS, MEANING THAT CLUB PARTICIPATION AND SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES WILL ONLY GROW THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL INCREASED THEIR NUMBER OF MEMBERS FROM AROUND 20 TO OVER 100 AND WHILE THE PANDEMIC HINDERED THE GROWTH OF THE CLUB, WE'LL ONLY SEE GROWTH MOVING FORWARD.
BY CUTTING THE CLUB, THE DISTRICT IS CUTTING THE POTENTIAL OF A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL, BENEFICIAL CLUB TO SEE THEM.
PLEASE RE-EVALUATE THE CONSEQUENCES OF GETTING RID OF THIS CLUB.
>> HI, MY NAME IS KAREN LIANG AND I'M ADDRESSING A GENERAL ITEM.
I'M SPEAKING IN REGARDS TO THE DISTRICT DECISION TO CUT FBLA.
THEY FOUND OUT THAT ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THIS DECISION IS THE LACK OF DISTRICT COMPETITION FOR THE CLUB.
HOWEVER, ORGANIZING EXISTING COMPETITION IS ACHIEVED FOR.
FBLA DISTRICT CURRENTLY HAS AROUND 275 PEOPLE AND IS EXCEEDED TO GROW IN THE NEXT YEAR.
THIS NUMBER IS SMALLER THAN OTHER DISTRICTS, BUT WE BELIEVE THAT WE COULD HAVE A DISTRICT COMPETITION DUE TO THE HIGH NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMPETING IN EACH EVENT.
IF THIS IS THE BIGGEST REASON THEY CUT THE CLUB, IS NOT REASONABLE CONSIDERING ALL THE OTHER BENEFITS FBLA HAS.
THE DISTRICT LEVEL OF COMPETITION WOULD BE POSSIBLE DUE TO
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HOW HIGH PERFORMING MEMBERS ARE IN THE CLUB.DESPITE US NOT HAVING A DISTRICT LEVEL, MULTIPLE CHAPTERS IN ROUND ROCK HAVE PROVED THEIR PLACE IN THE COMPETITIONS AS MANY MEMBERS HAVE ADVANCED TO MATCH OR NATIONALIST OUT-COMPETING STUDENTS TO HAVE COMPETED IN DISTRICT.
FBLA OFFICERS AND MEMBERS ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT THE CLUB AND SO AM I, AND WE ARE WILLING TO PUT IN THE TIME AND EFFORT TO ORGANIZE A DISTRICT MEETING.
IF THE FULL REASON TO CUT THE CLUB IS BECAUSE OF THE DISTRICT COMPETITIONS, THEN WE ARE PROVIDING WAYS TO AID THE PROBLEM.
THERE'S NO REASON TO CUT FBLA AT THIS CURRENT TIME.
>> HELLO, MY NAME IS SHANIQUA FAR AND I AM ADDRESSING A GENERAL ITEM.
I AM A MEMBER OF CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA, AS WELL AS A MEMBER OF DECA.
EVEN THOUGH I'M A MEMBER OF BOTH CLUBS, I DO NOT STAND FOR FBLA GETTING CUT.
AS A STUDENT PLANNING ON GOING TO BUSINESS CASPER COLLEGE, I SEE THE DISTRICT CUTTING FBLA AS A HUGE DISADVANTAGE.
BUSINESS IS AN INCREDIBLY POPULAR MAJOR WITH ONE IN FIVE, BACHELOR'S DEGREES ARE 390,600 MAJORS AWARDED IN THE YEAR 2019.
THIS MAKES THE PROCESS OF GETTING IT EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE AND RIGOROUS.
BUSINESS IS ALSO A HUGE AREA OF EDUCATION AND EXPLORATION.
BECAUSE OF THIS, BOTH CLUBS REACH DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF BUSINESS AND EACH EVENT FBLA IS SPECIAL.
CONSIDERING THE FBLA IS THE CLIP WITH EVENTS THAT RELY ON MORE CREATIVITY WHILE STILL ADHERE TO TRADITIONAL BUSINESS WORKINGS.
I BELIEVE THAT HAVING MULTIPLE OF THESE CLUBS WILL WORK TO MY ADVANTAGE ON COLLEGE APPLICATIONS DUE TO THE COMPETITIVE NATURE OF BOTH CLUBS.
I SEE NO REASON FOR STUDENTS NOT TO HAVE MULTIPLE CLUBS LIKE THIS AVAILABLE TO THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO NEGATIVE IMPACTS ON STUDENTS, ONLY POSITIVE.
I HOPE THAT THIS DECISION GETS RESERVED FOR THE SAKE OF ROUND ROCK ISD STUDENTS SUCCESSFUL FUTURES.
>> MY NAME IS SYDNEY AND I'M ADDRESSING A GENERAL ITEM.
I AM CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL HISTORIANS TO THE CLUB, FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA OR FBLA.
LIKE MANY OF MY FELLOW PEERS ACROSS THE DISTRICT, I'M HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED ON THE DECISION TO CUT FBLA FROM ROUND ROCK ISD.
I'VE BEEN IN THE CLUB FOR TWO YEARS NOW AND I WILL NOT SHARE EXPERIENCE OR ANYTHING.
I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NO REASON TO LIMIT STUDENTS THIS YEAR AND NUMBER OF CLUBS THAT IS ONLY DECA OR A SCOPY SAY, WHEN THE EXISTENCE OF FBLA ONLY BENEFIT STUDENTS.
I JUST DID IT ON THE COMPUTER SCIENCE TRACK.
THE CLUB HAS MANY EVENTS THAT I CAN COMPETE IN TO SHOW OFF MY CODING AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS.
I HAVE NOT HEARD THESE TYPE OF EVENTS IN ANY OTHER CLUBS.
IN COMPARISON TO DECA AND OTHER BUSINESS SCHOOLS IN THE DISTRICT, FBLA HAS SENT ME FIVE EVENTS TO DECA 55 EVENTS, SIX OF WHICH ARE VIRTUAL.
A CROSS-EXAMINE TO CLUB EVENTS AND DOWN THE FBLA HAS 37 UNIQUE EVENTS.
THEY'RE NOT REMOTELY AS SIMILAR TO DECA ONES.
AMONG THE 37 UNIQUE EVENTS THAT ARE RELATED TO THE TOPICS OF MATH, COMPUTERS, CODING, CYBERSECURITY, ENGLISH AND GRAMMAR, POLITICS, HISTORY, SPEAKING, AND MEDICINE.
IN THE DISTRICT 121 FBLA STUDENTS, THERE ARE ABOUT 44 PERCENT OF FBLA STUDENTS DECIDED TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE EVENTS.
MEANING THEY WOULD BE LEFT WITH EVENTS IN DECA THAT DO NOT RELATE TO THE INTERESTS OR TRUCKS.
DURING MY PERSONAL SITUATION, AS MANY OTHER EVENTS AND DECA RELATE TO MY TRUCK.
I FEEL VERY PASSIONATELY AT THIS CLUB.
I DO NOT WANT TO CUT FROM THE DISTRICT DUE TO OTHER REASONS LISTED ABOVE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND PLEASE RECONSIDER THIS DECISION.
>> MY NAME IS MYELIN TRAN AND I'M ADDRESSING A GENERAL ITEM.
I'M A MEMBER OF CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA.
I BELIEVE THAT FBLA SHOULD NOT BE CUT AS A CLUB AS I VALUE IT VERY MUCH AND I HAVE LEARNED MANY THINGS FROM IT IN MY TWO YEARS OF BEING AN ACTIVE MEMBER.
THIS YEAR I'M GOING TO NATIONALS FOR ADVERTISING AND I WANT TO CONTINUE TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS IN MY HIGH-SCHOOL THROUGH HERE.
I BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE I HAVE GROWN SO MUCH AND LEARNED SO MANY NEW ASPECTS OF BUSINESS WITHIN MY FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE YEARS.
I KNOW THAT I WILL CONTINUE TO GROW UP MY SKILLS IF GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY AND CONTINUE TO COMPETE IN FBLA, AS WELL MANY OTHER STUDENTS WHO ARE EXPECTED TO COMPETE IN NATIONAL.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND PLEASE RECONSIDER YOUR DECISION.
>> HI, MY NAME IS EMMY DOWN, AND I'M ADDRESSING A GENERAL ITEM.
I'M CALLING IN REGARDS TO THE DISTRICT'S DECISION TO CUT FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA.
I WILL BE SPEAKING FOR UNDERCLASSMEN OF THE LATE, INTRODUCTION TO EVENTS ARE RESTRICTED TO FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES.
THESE EVENTS HELPED NINTH AND TENTH GRADERS TO COMPETE IN EVENTS WHERE THEY'RE MORE LIKELY TO SUCCEED.
CONSIDERING THE UNDERCLASS WILL HAVE LESS KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, OR SKILL THAN A 12TH GRADER, IT MAKES SENSE FOR THEM TO COMPETE IN EVENTS THAT ARE STRICTLY FOR UNDERCLASSMEN.
THIS LEVEL THAT THE PLAYING FIELD AND GIVE STUDENTS A WAY TO SUCCEED EVEN AS FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORES.
I WANT TO NOTE THAT THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO COMPETE IN THESE EVENTS BECAUSE THIS GIVES THEM A GOOD OPTION.
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THIS ALSO AFFILIATES ADVANTAGE OVER A DECADE WERE ALL GRAY LEVELS THAT CAN COMPETE IN THE SAME EVENT.I HOPE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL BE CONSIDERED DECISION TO CUT FEEL LIKE.
>> HI, MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] AND I'M ADDRESSING A GENERAL ITEM.
I'M A MEMBER OF DHAKA AND FBLA AND I'M STRONGLY OPPOSED TO FBLA BEING CAUGHT FROM OUR DISTRICT.
THE REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE I WAS A STUDENT WHO'S NOT STRICTLY PURSUING A BUSINESS TASK.
FBLA STILL ALLOWS ME TO EXPLORE COMPETITIVE EVENTS AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.
BUT HAVING THOSE ASPECTS OF IT, IT SEPARATES IT FROM DHAKA BECAUSE DHAKA HAS MORE STRICTLY BUSINESS-RELATED EVENTS.
SO BEING AN FBLA HAS ALLOWED ME TO HAVE MORE FREEDOM WITH PRESENTATIONS AND EVENTS.
AND I'LL BE SADDENED BY NOT BEING ABLE TO COMPETE IN THIS CLUB ANYMORE.
THIS IDEA IS SIMILAR TO MANY OTHER STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT ON NON-BUSINESS TRACKS BUT WANT OPPORTUNITIES TO COMPETE IN THE BUSINESS ASPECTS OF EVENTS LIKE THE COMPUTER SCIENCE AND THE PUBLIC SERVICE EVENTS.
I THINK IT'S UNFAIR TO STUDENTS WHO WANT TO CONTINUE TO ADVANCE IN THESE COMPETITIVE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS WHENEVER FBLA WOULD BE CUT OFF AND IT WOULD BE ROBBING THEM OF ANY EXPERIENCES THAT WOULD LEAD THEM TO SUCCESS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND PLEASE CONSIDER RE-EVALUATING YOUR DECISION TO CUT FBLA.
>> HI, MY NAME IS [INAUDIBLE] AND I'M ADDRESSING GENERAL COMMENTS.
I'M AN ALUMNI OF THE CLUB, FUTURE BUSINESS LEADERS OF AMERICA OR FBLA AND I'M A GRADUATE OF UT AUSTIN AND I MAJORED IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING.
DESPITE FBLA BEING A BUSINESS CLUB, THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY ASPECTS OF THE CLUB GREATLY HELPED MY CHANCES AND OPPORTUNITIES.
THE CLUB ALSO HELPED BUILD MY PRESENTATION AND COGNITIVE SKILLS AND HAS HELPED ME BECOME A SUCCESSFUL PERSON I AM TODAY.
I STRONGLY BELIEVE IT IS UNFAIR FOR ROUNDROCKISD TO CUT DOWN THIS CLUB AND LIMIT THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS TO PURSUE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT THE CLUB PROVIDES.
AND IT ALSO POSES A LOT OF BENEFITS TO A LARGE NUMBER AND VARIETY OF STUDENTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENTS PORTION OF THE EVENING.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I HAVE A MOTION REGARDING PROCEDURE FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING.
>> I HAVE A MOTION OR PROCEDURE FOR THE REST OF THE MEETING.
I MOVED TO LIMIT ALL TRUSTEE QUESTIONS TO 45 SECONDS EACH.
GIVE TRUSTEES TWO MINUTES AT THE END OF EACH ITEM.
IF THEY NEED TO MAKE A SPEECH AND ASK MS. CARIO TO BE THE TIMEKEEPER?
>> SECOND. CAN YOU REPEAT THAT?
>> YEAH, LIMIT ALL TRUSTEE QUESTIONS TO 45 SECONDS EACH ON EVERY AGENDA ITEM.
GIVE TWO MINUTES AT THE END OF EACH ITEM FOR TRUSTEES, IF THEY NEED TO MAKE A SPEECH, AND ASK MS. CARIO TO BE THE TIMEKEEPER.
AND I WILL SAY, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, WHILE I STILL HAVE THE FLOOR.
THIS IS BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM OUR TA LONE STAR GOVERNANCE COACH AND THE REPORTS THAT WE GET FROM OUR TA MONITOR ABOUT OUR MEETING LINK.
ALSO AFTER THE PAINFUL PROCESS OF HAVING TO DO THE TIME TRACKER FOR THE APRIL MEETING WHEN I WAS NOT HERE AND WATCHING IT A SECOND TIME THROUGH.
IT DOES NOT LIMIT THE NUMBER OF QUESTIONS, ONLY THE LINK.
IF SOMEONE CANNOT ASK A QUESTION IN 45 SECONDS, YOU CAN COME BACK TO THEM.
BUT WE NEED TO MOVE ON AND I CALL A QUESTION.
>> [OVERLAPPING] YOU CANNOT CALL THE POINTER OF THE ORDER WHEN YOU CALL THE QUESTION.
IT DOES NOT ALLOW FOR ANY DISCUSSION.
>> HOW DID WE DO A MOTION AND CALL THE QUESTION? IT'S A PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE AND I WOULD LIKE CLARIFICATION ON THIS. POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
>> POINT OF ORDER DOES NOT ALLOW FOR ANY DISCUSSION AFTERWARD.
I MEAN, TO CALL THE QUESTION, SORRY.
>> IF SOMEONE HAS RAISED A CALL OF QUESTION THEN THAT PROCEEDS AS THE MATTER THAT NEEDS TO BE VOTED ON.
>> NO, WE DIDN'T TAKE SHE HAD EMOTION. THERE WAS A SECOND.
>> THEN SHE STOLE THE FLOOR BACK FOR A WHOLE DIFFERENT PURPOSE AND THEN SHE CALLS A POINT OF ORDER PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE, AND ACTUALLY IN PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE, EVERYBODY GETS A CHANCE, BOTH SIDES GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK.
CAN YOU [OVERLAPPING] PLEASE CLARIFY PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE SO WE HAVE SOME ORDER IN THIS COURT?
>> WHEN SOMEBODY RAISES A CALL OF QUESTION OR PREVIOUS QUESTION AS IT'S ALSO KNOWN TO BE CALLED, THEN THAT REQUIRES A TWO-THIRDS VOTE IF THEY ARE RECOGNIZED, WHICH SHE STILL HAD THE FLOOR.
SHE CALLED IT, AND SO THAT NEEDS TO BE VOTED ON, TWO-THIRDS VOTE NEEDS TO BE DONE ON THAT.
IF THAT FAILS, THEN YOU GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MOTION OBVIOUSLY [OVERLAPPING] CALLING THE QUESTION.
>> CAN YOU PRECLUDE DISCUSSION, VALERIE? THAT'S THE QUESTION.
I DON'T THINK ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER ALLOW FOR THE PRECLUSION OF ANY DISCUSSION.
>> THE PROBLEM IS WHEN SOMEONE DOES CALL THE QUESTION THAT CAN OCCUR,
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THEY DON'T ALWAYS GET RECOGNIZED AND THEN THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THAT INCIDENT FROM OCCURRING BECAUSE YOU AREN'T RECOGNIZED AND YOU DID NOT CALL THE QUESTION PROPERLY.IN THIS INSTANCE IT WAS CALLED IT SEEMS LIKE SHE WAS RECOGNIZED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND THAT HAS TO OCCUR.
YES, IF IT GOES BACK TO DISCUSSION THEN YOU WOULD VOTE ON THE ORIGINAL MOTION.
>> [OVERLAPPING] PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE DOESN'T PRECLUDE DISCUSSION.
WHEN YOU HAVE A MOTION, PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE ACTUALLY REQUIRES DISCUSSION BEFORE A POINT OF ORDER.
>> CAN YOU POINT THAT OUT IN THE PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES BECAUSE I HAVEN'T FOUND THAT ANYWHERE?
>> I THINK SHE'S ASKING VALERIE BECAUSE VALERIE IS HERE TO WEIGH IN ON THESE TOPICS AND LIKE I SAID, I'VE LOOKED AT ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER.
THERE'S NOWHERE THAT IT SAYS YOU HAVE TO ALLOW BOTH SIDES.
YOU GUYS BROUGHT A TRAINER IN LAST JULY THAT SAT RIGHT DOWN THERE AND TOLD YOU YOU HAVE TO ALLOW BOTH SIDES, ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE MINORITY POSITION, THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD.
THAT'S WHAT YOUR TRAINER THAT YOU PAID TOLD YOU.
>> BEFORE YOU CALL THE QUESTION. THAT YOU CAN'T CALL THE QUESTION, BUT YOU MUST ALLOW DISCUSSION.
>> CAN YOU CITE YOUR SOURCE ON THAT TRUSTEE BONE? [OVERLAPPING] WHAT PART OF ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER?
>> ALL OF ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER ACTUALLY.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC SECTION.
>> IF YOU HAVE READ ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER, THE WHOLE THING OF ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER IS TO ALLOW PROFESSIONAL DEBATE, BUT TO ALLOW IT TO BE STOPPED.
>> DO YOU HAVE A SOURCE FOR THAT?
>> YEAH, IT'S CALLED ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER.
OBVIOUSLY, YOU HAVEN'T READ ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER. THAT'S VERY CLEAR.
>> POINT OF ORDER. WHAT IS YOUR POINT?
>> FIRST OF ALL, WE DON'T NEED TO BE NASTY TO EACH OTHER ON THE DAIS.
THAT'S NUMBER 1. I'M CALLING FOR DECORUM.
NUMBER 2, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT TRUSTEE WEIR CALLED THE QUESTION, WHAT'S CUTOFF AND I HAVE NOW SECONDED CALLING THE QUESTION.
SO WE REALLY NEED TO MOVE TO A VOTE TO SEE IF WE HAVE TWO-THIRDS TO CALL THE QUESTION AND GO AHEAD AND VOTE ON THIS. THANK YOU.
>> I THINK WE NEED TO BE RUNNING BY PARLIAMENTARY THREE PROCEDURES LIKE OUR POLICY STATES, AND IT'S OBVIOUS AGAIN THAT YOU ALL ARE NOT RUNNING BY POLICY AND PROCEDURES, THAT YOU ALL ARE RUNNING OFF THE RULES AS USUAL.
I THINK WE SHOULD WAIT FOR AN ANSWER FROM OUR LEGAL TEAM BECAUSE I'VE READ ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER FRONT-TO-BACK BEFORE, AND IT CLEARLY STATES IN THERE THAT THERE HAS TO BE DISCUSSION THE MINORITY AND THE MAJORITY BOTH GET A SAY AND THEN YOU CAN CALL TO END THE QUESTION, BUT NOT UNTIL.
>> YOUR OWN TRAINER FROM TASB BE THAT YOU PAID MONEY, TOLD YOU SPECIFICALLY THAT YOU HAVE TO ALLOW DISCUSSION AND THE PURPOSE THERE IS TO ALLOW THE MAJORITY AND THE MINORITY TO WEIGH IN.
THAT'S WHAT YOUR TRAINER THAT YOU BROUGHT IN HERE AND PAID TOLD YOU LAST JULY.
>> I'M GOING TO DEFAULT TO VALERIE ON THIS ONE.
>> I'VE SENT YOU ALL SOME INFORMATION ON THIS BEFORE IN THE PAST BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO COME UP EVERY SO OFTEN THIS MATTER.
I CAN PULL THE EMAIL THAT I SENT TO YOU ALL BEFORE.
MAYBE IT'S BEEN THE ENTIRE BOARD, MAYBE IT'S BEEN SOME THAT HAVE HAD A QUESTION ABOUT HOW THE CALLING THE QUESTION WORKS.
THEY HAVE TO THE PERSON WHO CALLS THE QUESTION HAS THE FLOOR AND BE RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK BY THE BOARD CHAIR, IT SEEMS THAT OCCURRED.
>> I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU. I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE QUESTION.
I THINK THAT CALL THE QUESTION WAS DONE CORRECTLY.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WHETHER EVERY TRUSTEE IS ALLOWED TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU CAN CALL THE QUESTION.
>> ANOTHER MEMBER GETS TO SECOND THAT MOTION, WHICH I UNDERSTAND TRUSTEE HARRISON DID AT THAT POINT, THEN THE BOARD CHAIR SHOULD NOT ALLOW ANY DEBATE ON THE ISSUE BUT ASK FOR AN IMMEDIATE VOTE.
>> YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT IN A VACUUM.
ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER IS ACTUALLY A WHOLE BOOK AND IT'S GOT LOTS OF DIFFERENT PIECES.
YES, VALERIE, YOU'RE READING THAT IN A VACUUM, BUT CAN YOU EXPAND IT BECAUSE WAY BEFORE THAT IT TALKS ABOUT BEFORE THAT CAN BE DONE.
THAT IF THERE'S A MOTION, YOU CAN'T DO A MOTION AND THEN CALL A CALL OF QUESTION THAT'S NOT HOW ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER IS WRITTEN.
THAT'S NOT HOW IT SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU.
WE'RE NOT ASKING YOU THE PROCEDURAL.
WE UNDERSTAND HOW TO DO A CALL THE QUESTION WE'RE ASKING YOU, DOES BOTH SIDES, MAJORITY AND THE MINORITY GET A VOICE LIKE IT SAYS IN ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER?
>> IF THE WORD COUNCIL IS GOING TO GIVE LEGAL ADVICE, YOU MAY WANT TO GO TO CLOSED SESSION.
>> IT'S ROBERT'S RULES, BUT I CAN GO BACK AND TELL YOU ALL AND CLOSE WHAT I'VE SAID IN THE PAST ABOUT CALLING THE QUESTION AND I'VE SENT YOU ALL EMAILS BEFORE WITH MY LEGAL ADVICE, I CAN PULL THOSE AND GO OVER THAT AND CLOSE SESSION.
BUT I'M JUST TRYING TO STAY WITH ROBERT'S RULES.
>> I'VE HAD NUMEROUS TRAININGS AND READ, DONE LOTS OF STUDIES ON ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER.
I HAVE NOT SEEN THAT EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO SPEAK BEFORE CALL THE QUESTION HAPPENS, SO WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON CALL THE QUESTION.
ALL IN FAVOR OF CALLING THE QUESTION, RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES 5-2.
WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO LIMIT ALL QUESTIONS TO 45 SECONDS.
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LIMIT SPEECHES AT THE END OF EACH AGENDA ITEM TO TWO MINUTES MAXIMUM AND THAT VALERIE WILL BE THE TIMEKEEPER FOR THIS.IS THAT CORRECT? DID I SUMMARIZE YOUR MOTION CORRECTLY?
>> ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION, RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES 5-2.
NOW THAT TAKES US TO OUR NEXT AGENDA ITEM, WHICH IS OUR AGENDA ITEM F1, LONE STAR MONITORING REPORT, GOAL NUMBER 4, STUDENT WELL-BEING, WHICH IS PART OF OUR STUDENT OUTCOMES PORTION OF OUR DISCUSSION.
I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DR. NICHOLAS.
IS THAT CORRECT? WHILE WE'RE GETTING EVERYBODY BACK TO THE DIOCESE, JUST A CLARIFICATION.
TRUSTEE BOARD HAD INFORMED ME BEFORE THE MEETING SHE IS ATTENDING AN EVENT FOR HER CHILD AND SHE WILL BE RETURNING LATER IN THE EVENING.
LET'S TAKE A QUICK FIVE-MINUTE RECESS.
WE'RE TAKING A FIVE-MINUTE RECESS TO GET THINGS BACK STRAIGHTENED OUT.
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO AGENDA ITEM F1,
[F. SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS]
LSD MONITORING REPORT GOAL FOR STUDENT WELL-BEING, WHICH IS PART OF OUR STUDENT OUTCOMES DISCUSSION.I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO DR. AZAIEZ.
>> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
WE HAVE WITH US I THINK WE TALKED ABOUT IT BRIEFLY LAST MONTH TOO, SO WE COMING BACK WITH MORE DATA FOR US.
WE HAVE WITH US DR. LEWIS AND OBVIOUSLY NATALIE, DR. NICHOLS, ARE TO TAKE US THROUGH BOARD GOAL NUMBER 4.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO COME BACK AND GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON THE DATA WE RECEIVE FROM OUR FIRST ROUND OF OUR PANORAMA SURVEY.
I KNOW THAT IT'S ONLY BEEN ABOUT THREE WEEKS SINCE WE LAST PRESENTED INFORMATION TO YOU ON BOARD GOAL 4, BUT WE WANTED TO GIVE YOU THE DATA THAT HAS BEEN PRODUCED FROM OUR STUDENTS AND OUR TEACHERS ENGAGING IN OUR SURVEY.
WE BELIEVE THAT THIS SURVEY, INFORMATION THAT HAS BEEN CAPTURED REALLY DOES REFLECT WHAT YOU ALL ARE LOOKING FOR IN BOARD GO FOR.
ON THE NEXT FEW SLIDES AS MANY OF THESE YOU SAW IN OUR APRIL BOARD MEETING.
BUT WE WANT TO START OUT BY REVIEWING WITH YOU THE STEPS THAT WERE TAKEN TO GET TO THIS POINT.
THIS WILL ALSO ALLOW THOSE THAT WERE NOT WITH US IN APRIL TO YOU GET AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROCESS AND THE RATIONALE BEHIND BOARD GOAL 4.
AFTER REVIEW THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROCESS, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO GINA NORTON AND SHE WILL DISCUSS WITH YOU THE RESULTS OF OUR SPRING SURVEY.
WE WILL CONCLUDE TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION WITH HOW THE DISTRICT AND CAMPUSES WILL TAKE ACTION TO USE THE DATA TO IMPROVE THEIR SYSTEMS. OVER THE NEXT FEW SLIDES, I WILL SHARE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACTUAL BOARD GOAL AND THE WORDING THAT WAS DEVELOPED FOR THIS GOAL.
PRIOR TO GETTING TO THE RESULTS, I WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE SURVEY TIMELINE THE STUDENTS EXPERIENCE, AS WELL AS THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS AS A TOOL USED TO MEASURE BOARD GOAL 4.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS BOARD GOAL WAS A MULTIYEAR PROCESS.
IT STARTED AT A BOARD WORKSHOP IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021 WITH DISCUSSION ON STUDENT'S SENSE OF BELONGING AND LIFE SKILLS.
THIS LED TO THE CREATION OF A COMMUNITY SURVEY AND SEVERAL COMMUNITY FORUMS. THE SURVEY AND FORUMS ALLOW PARENTS, STUDENTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO GIVE INSIGHT AND FEEDBACK.
THROUGH THIS WORK, IT WAS RECOGNIZED THAT THERE WAS A NEED TO FOCUS ON STUDENTS SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING.
WITH THE INFORMATION FROM THE FORUMS AND COMMUNITY SURVEY, THE BOARD GOAL WAS ESTABLISHED AND CENTERED AROUND STUDENTS HAVING A SENSE OF BELONGING, FEELING SAFE, AND THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE.
THE GOAL WAS OFFICIALLY ESTABLISHED IN AUGUST OF 2022.
BOARD GOAL 4 READS AS THE DISTRICT WILL INCREASE THE PERCENTAGE OF STUDENTS WHO REPORT THAT THEIR SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT HELPS THEM FEEL A SENSE OF BELONGING, BEING SAFE, AND POSITIVELY IMPACTS THEIR ABILITY TO PERFORM WELL ACADEMICALLY.
THE BASELINE FOR THIS GOAL IS BEING ESTABLISHED WITH THE DATA FROM OUR SURVEY TOOL, WHICH WE WILL DISCUSS WITH YOU SHORTLY.
KNOWING THAT THIS PROCESS WAS NEW FOR OUR CAMPUSES, WE FELT IT BENEFICIAL TO DO A PILOT BEFORE WE ROLLED THE SURVEY OUT DISTRICT-WIDE.
DOING A PILOT IN THE FALL OF 2022 ALLOWED US TO GET FEEDBACK FROM STAKEHOLDERS WHICH HELPED TO REFINE OUR PROCESS FOR THE SPRING 23 DISTRICT ROLL-OUT.
HERE YOU CAN SEE THE DATES FOR BOTH A FALL PILOT AND THE SPRING DISTRICT SURVEY.
WE WILL FOCUS ON THE SPRING SURVEYS STARTING WITH A PARENT EMAIL COMING FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE ON FEBRUARY 24TH, AND AS STUDENTS SURVEY WINDOW THAT WENT FROM MARCH 27TH AND CLOSED ON APRIL 6.
IN THE STUDENT SURVEY WINDOW, WE ONLY SURVEYED PARENT THIRD THROUGH 11TH GRADE STUDENTS.
STARTING WITH A FALL 23 ADMINISTRATION, WE WILL CONCLUDE SENIORS, BUT WE RECOGNIZE THAT FOR THIS CURRENT ROUND OF SURVEYS, THE DATA THAT WAS GATHERED AND THE ACTION CAMPUSES WOULD BE TAKING DOES NOT IMPACT THESE SENIORS AS THEY WILL BE GRADUATING HERE IN JUST A FEW SHORT DAYS.
BEFORE WE GET TO THE RESULTS, I WANT TO PROVIDE A SHORT REMINDER OF THE STUDENT'S EXPERIENCE.
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AGAIN, ONLY OUR THIRD THROUGH 11TH GRADE STUDENTS TOOK THE SURVEY THIS SPRING.SURVEY LINKS WERE SENT TO STUDENTS TO ACCESS THE SERVICE, SO NO STUDENTS ACTUALLY LOGGED INTO A DASHBOARD OR PLATFORM.
A BENEFIT OF THE SURVEYS THAT IT DOES ALLOW STUDENTS TO TAKE THE SURVEY IN THEIR PREFERRED LANGUAGE.
IT ALSO ALLOWS FOR OUR TEACHERS TO PRE-TEACH VOCABULARY TO OUR STUDENTS IF NEEDED, AND IT ALSO ALLOWS OUR TEACHERS TO READ ALOUD QUESTIONS IF THAT IS DESIRED BY OUR STUDENTS.
ACCOMMODATIONS FOR STUDENTS THAT RECEIVE THEM THROUGH OUR EB, IEP OR FIVE OR FOUR PLANS IS ALSO ALLOWABLE.
THERE ARE THREE MAIN FUNCTIONS OF PANORAMA.
THE BENCHMARKING SURVEY THAT WILL BE ADMINISTERED TWICE A YEAR HELPS TO BUILD A FOUNDATION FOR THE WORK THAT THE DISTRICT AND CAMPUSES WILL DO BY MEASURING AND PROGRESS MONITORING RESPONSES OVER TIME.
THE PLAYBOOK IS A GROUPING OF RESOURCES THAT CAMPUSES HAVE ACCESS TO, WHICH WILL HELP THEM ADDRESS ANY NEEDS OR CONCERNS THEY SEE BASED ON THE DATA FROM THEIR SURVEYS.
WHILE THERE IS A STUDENT CHECK-IN TOOL THAT WILL HELP TO FURTHER GATHER STUDENTS VOICE, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY UTILIZING.
THIS CONCLUDES MY REVIEW PORTION OF OUR SLIDES.
I'LL NOW TURN IT OVER TO GINA NORTON TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE RESULTS OF OUR 23 SURVEY.
>> GOOD EVENING. I'LL NOW BE SHARING THE RESULTS OF OUR FIRST DISTRICT QUIET ADMINISTRATION OF THE BENCHMARKING TOOL.
AS WE MENTIONED IN OUR APRIL PRESENTATION, IT IS OUR INTENTION TO ADMINISTER THE SURVEY TWICE PER YEAR, ONCE IN THE FALL AND ONCE IN THE SPRING.
OUR SURVEY PARTICIPANTS ARE BROKEN DOWN INTO TWO GROUPS, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.
STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO SHARE THEIR VOICE IN GRADES 3 THROUGH 12.
HOWEVER, AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED FOR THIS SPRING ADMINISTRATION, THE SENIORS WERE NOT INCLUDED.
IT ALSO SHOWS YOU THE TOPICS THAT ARE A PART OF OUR SURVEY.
HERE YOU SEE OUR RESPONSE RATES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS FOR THIS SPRING ADMINISTRATION.
OUR NEXT SLIDE INCLUDES OPT-OUT DATA AND LETTERS THAT ARE DISPLAYED FOR YOU TO REVIEW.
IN SPRING 2023, THE DISTRICT HAD 341 TOTAL OPT-OUTS.
ALL OPT-OUTS WERE HONOR, NO MATTER WHEN THEY WERE RECEIVED.
WE ARE CHANGING THIS PROCESS BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION WITH OUR PILOT SCHOOLS.
WE WILL INCLUDE ALL SURVEY CONTENT IN THE ACTUAL OPT-OUT LETTER AND THE OPT-OUT LETTER WINDOW WILL BE EXTENDED.
IN ADDITION, WE WILL ENSURE THAT THERE IS CLARIFICATION THAT WHEN YOU OPT OUT OF THIS SURVEY, YOU OPT OUT OF ALL COMPONENTS, AND FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL YEAR.
WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE RESULTS FOR MEASURING BOARD GOAL FOR STARTING WITH SENSE OF BELONGING.
HERE YOU SEE THE DISTRICT-WIDE RESULTS FOR THE SPRING ADMINISTRATION.
WHEN LOOKING AT THE SCORING, KEEP IN MIND THAT THE RESULTS REPRESENTS STUDENTS WHO SCORED THE TOPIC FAVORABLY ON A FIVE-POINT LIKERT SCALE.
IN GRADES 3 THROUGH 5, STUDENTS OVERALL SCORED THEIR SENSE OF BELONGING AT 66 PERCENT, WHICH IS ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE WHEN COMPARED WITH PEERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
IN GRADES 6 THROUGH 11, 40 PERCENT OF OUR STUDENTS REPORTED A FAVORABLE SENSE OF BELONGING.
COMPARED WITH SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE, OUR SCHOOL SCORE FALLS IN THE 10TH PERCENTILE, WHICH IS BELOW AVERAGE FOR THIS TOPIC.
WE WILL FURTHER BREAK THE RESULTS DOWN IN THE FOLLOWING SLIDES.
HERE YOU SEE THE BREAKDOWN OF ALL THE QUESTIONS BY GRADE BAND FOR THIS TOPIC.
FOR GRADES 3 THROUGH 5, STUDENTS SCORED HOW MUCH THEY FELT THEY BELONGED AT SCHOOL AND HOW SUPPORTIVE ADULTS WHERE AT SCHOOL ABOVE 70 PERCENT.
ONE AREA TO TARGET FOR GROWTH IN THIS CATEGORY WOULD BE PEER RELATIONS, WHICH WAS SCORED AT 55 PERCENT FAVORABLE.
THE QUESTION BREAKDOWN FOR 6 THROUGH 11 IS SHOWN HERE.
ALL QUESTIONS WERE SCORED AT 50 PERCENT OR LESS BY STUDENTS.
THESE RESULTS SHOW SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF GROWTH THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE COMING YEARS.
THIS DIAGRAM SHOWS THE RESULTS BROKEN DOWN BY DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP FOR GRADES 3 THROUGH 5.
WE'RE STILL REVIEWING AND ANALYZING THE DATA TO SET APPROPRIATE GROWTH TARGETS FOR THE GPM MEASURES, AND WE'LL GIVE YOU JUST A FEW SECONDS TO LOOK THESE OVER.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE BREAKDOWNS BY DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP FOR 6-11.
MOVING ON TO THE NEXT TOPIC OF SELF EFFICACY.
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SELF-EFFICACY, AS A REMINDER, REFERS TO THE STUDENT'S PERCEPTION OF THEIR ABILITY TO PERFORM WELL ACADEMICALLY.STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-5 RESPONDED 64% FAVORABLY, WHICH WAS ABOVE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.
IN GRADE 6-11, 47% OF STUDENTS REPORTED FEELING CONFIDENT IN THEIR ABILITY TO DO WELL ACADEMICALLY, WHICH WAS BELOW AVERAGE WHEN COMPARED WITH NATIONAL NORMS. WILL FURTHER BREAK THAT DOWN HERE BY INDIVIDUAL QUESTION.
FOR GRADES 3-5, STUDENTS INDICATED STRENGTHS AND BEING ABLE TO LEARN ALL TOPICS PRESENTED IN CLASS, AND THE ABILITY TO COMPLETE THE CLASSWORK.
TARGET AREAS OF GROWTH COULD INCLUDE UNDERSTANDING COMPLEX IDEAS AND COMPLETING MORE CHALLENGING WORK.
FOR GRADE 6-11, THE SAME TOPICS ARE POTENTIAL AREAS OF GROWTH, ALONG WITH REINFORCING CONTENT OVER TIME TO HELPING MITIGATE THE LEARNING LOSS.
THIS DIAGRAM SHOWS RESULTS BROKEN DOWN BY DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP FOR GRADES 3-5.
AGAIN, WE'RE STILL CONSIDERING WHAT THE GPM GROWTH TARGETS WILL BE.
THE NEXT SLIDE IS AGAIN THE BREAKDOWN FOR GRADES 6-11.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS OUR FINAL TOPIC, STUDENTS SENSE OF SAFETY AT SCHOOL.
IN THE FALL PILOT ADMINISTRATION OF PANORAMA, WE RECEIVE FEEDBACK THAT A PARTICULAR QUESTION DID NOT FULLY ADDRESS WHAT SCHOOLS WANTED TO KNOW ON THIS TOPIC.
THIS QUESTION, HOW OFTEN DO YOU WORRY YOUR SCHOOL IS NOT SAFE, WAS REWORDED TO, MORE SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED WHAT WAS MEANT BY THE TERM SAFETY.
THIS QUESTION WAS BROKEN DOWN INTO TWO.
HOW OFTEN DO YOU FEEL SAFE IN YOUR SCHOOL BUILDING AND HOW OFTEN DO YOU FEEL SAFE AROUND OTHER STUDENTS AT YOUR SCHOOL? DUE TO THIS CHANGE, WE DO NOT HAVE NATIONALLY NORMED DATA FOR THIS TOPIC.
FOR THE SPRING ADMINISTRATION, STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-5 ANSWERED 68% FAVORABLY, AND STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-11 ANSWERED 56 FAVORABLY ABOUT FEELING SAFE AT SCHOOL.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS OUR QUESTION BREAKDOWN IN RESPONSE FOR THOSE ONE POSITIVE AREA AND NOTED IN THE DATA WAS RELATED TO THIS PARTICULAR QUESTION.
HOW LIKELY IS IT THAT SOMEONE AT YOUR SCHOOL WILL BULLY YOU ONLINE? EIGHTY TWO STUDENTS IN GRADES 3-5 INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NOT LIKELY TO HAPPEN, ALONG WITH 70% OF STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-11.
ONE AREA OF GROWTH FOR BOTH GROUPS WOULD BE RESPECTING OTHERS, WITH ONLY 38% OF STUDENTS 3-5 ANSWERING FAVORABLY, AND 23% OF STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-11 ANSWERING POSITIVELY.
AGAIN, THE BREAKDOWN BY DEMOGRAPHIC GROUP FOR GRADES 3-5 AND THE SAME FOR 6-11.
NOW THAT THE SURVEY IS CLOSED FOR THE SPRING, IT IS TIME FOR US TO DIVE INTO THE DATA SO THAT WE CAN SEE HOW BEST TO IMPROVE WHAT IS TAKING PLACE ON OUR CAMPUSES.
THIS DATA WILL HELP US TO CELEBRATE OUR SUCCESS AND ADDRESS ANY NEEDS WE FIND.
THIS INFORMATION WILL ALSO GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE TARGETED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO OUR STAFF AS NEEDED.
WE WILL START BY LOOKING AT OUR MULTI-YEAR VISION.
WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE SOME AREAS THAT ARE DOING WELL, BUT AS THE DATA SHOWS, THERE ARE AREAS IN WHICH WE CAN IMPROVE AS WELL.
WE KNOW THAT CHANGE DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT AND THAT WE MUST BE INTENTIONAL WITH OUR APPROACH TO ESTABLISHING GOALS, DESIGNING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND ALSO HOW WE PROVIDE INFORMATION TO OUR COMMUNITY.
WE KNOW THAT THIS WORK IS NOT DONE IN JUST ONE SINGLE YEAR.
AS WE REFLECT BACK TO THE BOARD GOAL, WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE MEASURING SENSE OF BELONGING, A SENSE OF SAFETY, AND SELF-EFFICACY THROUGHOUT 2026 AND MAYBE EVEN LONGER.
HAVING A MULTI-YEAR VISION WILL BE IMPORTANT TO CONTINUALLY ALIGN, TO WORK THROUGH THE FEEDBACK OF OUR STAKEHOLDERS, WE DEVELOPED A SURVEY AND NOW IT IS TIME TO REFLECT AND REFINE ON OUR WORK INTO DIVE DEEP INTO THE DATA.
THERE IS A COMPONENT OF PANORAMA THAT WE HAVE YET TO DISCUSS, AND THAT IS THE SURVEY THAT GOES DIRECTLY OUT TO PARENTS.
THIS WILL BE SOMETHING WE START TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ON AS THIS COULD BE A COMPONENT OF PANORAMA THAT CAN PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE VOICE FOR OUR PARENTS ON A PROGRESS OF OUR SCHOOL-BASED INITIATIVES AND SYSTEM-WIDE GOALS.
AS WE LOOK AT THE RESULTS AND STARTS TO SET GOALS, WE'RE GOING TO BE INTENTIONAL WITH MAKING SURE THAT OUR WORK IS COORDINATED AND THAT OUR ACTIONS ARE BASED ON THE DATA THAT IS PROVIDED.
THE WORK WILL BE SYSTEMIC, BUT SITE-SPECIFIC.
AS WE KNOW THAT THE NEEDS FROM OUR CAMPUSES MAY VARY.
ALL OF THE WORK THAT OUR CAMPUSES DO,
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WHETHER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE WORD COMING FROM THE COUNSELING DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS.THE LEARNING THAT TAKES PLACE IN OUR CLASSROOMS, OR THE GUIDED INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE MAIN OFFICE.
ALL OF THE WORK MUST BE ALIGNED TO OUR SYSTEM GOALS.
THIS WILL BE HOW WE ARE ABLE TO IMPACT SIGNIFICANT CHANGE.
TO GET TO A PLACE WHERE THE DATA WILL BE UTILIZED IN A WAY TO TRULY INFORM SYSTEMS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WILL BE PROVIDED TO ALL STAFF.
THIS WILL ALLOW THEM TO GET FAMILIAR WITH THE DATA AND LEARN HOW TO NOT ONLY ANALYZE THE DATA, BUT HOW TO DETERMINE PROPER RESOURCES AND ACTION STEPS TO START FORMULATING CHANGE.
ANYTIME WE ENGAGE IN THIS TYPE OF WORK, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE ALSO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND FEEDBACK TO OUR STAKEHOLDERS SO THAT THERE'S AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS TAKING PLACE AND WHAT THE INFORMATION MEANS.
CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS AND COUNSELORS HAVE ACCESS TO THE DATA IN REAL TIME.
THIS MONTH, WE SHARED WITH OUR TEACHERS TO CAMPUS LEVEL INFORMATION AS WELL.
WE'RE CURRENTLY TALKING THROUGH HOW TO BEST COMMUNICATE INFORMATION WITH PARENTS.
AS WE MENTIONED IN OUR APRIL MEETING, THE RAW RESULTS FROM THE SURVEY ARE NOT VERY USER-FRIENDLY.
WE WANT TO BE SURE THAT ANY RESULTS SENT OUT TO OUR PARENTS IS DONE SO IN A MEANINGFUL WAY WHICH PROVIDES INSIGHT AND UNDERSTANDING.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION FOR TONIGHT, SO WE ARE OPEN FOR QUESTIONS.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
FIRST LIGHT WAS TRUSTEE HARRISON.
I'LL GET THEM BOTH IN 45 SECONDS.
NUMBER 1 SLIDE 11, IT SAYS THAT THERE ARE 38,000 ROUGHLY RESPONSES OF EDUCATORS, I WOULD LOVE SOME CLARITY ON THAT BECAUSE I DON'T UNDERSTAND, ARE THOSE INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES, AND THEN JUST SO I CAN GET MY SECOND QUESTION, AND DO YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS ABOUT THE TREND BETWEEN SOME OF THE DROPS IN AFFIRMATIVE RESPONSES BETWEEN ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL, JUST IN GENERAL. THANK YOU.
>> THE 38,000 REPRESENTS THE TEACHER RESPONDING TO 30 STUDENTS SURVEYS, SO THAT'S WHY IT'S AN INCREASED NUMBER.
>> AS FAR AS THE TERM, WE HAVE NOTICED THAT TREND AS STUDENTS AGE, THERE IS A DIP.
WE HAVEN'T FULLY FLESH THAT OUT AS TO WHAT IS CAUSING THAT.
I THINK THAT'S A TREND THAT'S NATIONAL AS WELL.
BUT HOW MUCH IT LIES OUTSIDE THE NORM, WE HAVEN'T FLASHED OUT THAT DATA YET.
>> WONDERFUL. NEXT IS TRUSTEE MARKUM.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CAPTURING ALL OF THE THE DATA FOR OUR STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES, ESPECIALLY IN OUR FEC, FCC, AND SLC PROGRAMS WHERE THEY MAY HAVE MORE TROUBLE COMMUNICATING THAT THERE IS CRITERIA THAT STANDARDIZED ON HOW WE ARE IMPLEMENTING THIS SURVEY IN THOSE GROUPS.
BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S ACCURATELY REFLECTED IN THIS SCHOOL. THANK YOU.
>> OH MY GOD NOW, I FORGOT MY QUESTION AND I ONLY HAVE 45 SECONDS.
[LAUGHTER] I KNOW WHAT'S MY ROLE.
I CAN'T IT'S GONE, [LAUGHTER] THE PRESSURE OF 45 SECONDS IS TOO MUCH.
>> TWENTY ONE, 22, 23 [LAUGHTER]
>> YOU SAID THAT YOU WERE GOING TO USE THIS DATA AS WE GO INTO THE FUTURE.
BUT CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF AN IDEA? BECAUSE THERE WERE LIKE 26% OF HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS DIDN'T THINK THEY WERE GOING TO REMEMBER WHAT THEY LEARNED IN THEIR CLASS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
WHAT ARE WE DOING GOING FORWARD WITH THIS INFORMATION?
>> YES. WE ACTUALLY HAD A TRAINING WITH SOME OF OUR CAMPUS STAFF TODAY WHERE WE HAD TRAINING FROM PANORAMA COMING IN TO HELP THEM REALLY ANALYZE THAT DATA.
AS WE MENTIONED IN ONE OF THE SLIDES, THERE IS WHAT WE CALL A PLAYBOOK INSIDE A PANORAMA.
WHAT THAT DOES IS IT TAKES EACH QUESTION AND HOW THE STUDENTS ON THAT CAMPUS RESPOND AND MATCHES UP TO A LESSON OR A RESOURCE THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO THAT CAMPUS TO HELP GROW THE STUDENTS IN THAT AREA.
THAT'S ONE WAY THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT SUPPORTING OUR STUDENTS.
BUT THEN ALSO PART OF THE DEEP DATA DIVE INTO THE WORK THAT THE CAMPUSES ARE GOING TO BE DOING WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR DISTRICT OFFICE IS HELPING THEM TO UNDERSTAND, ARE THERE ANY PLACES IN THEIR SYSTEM IN THE WAY THAT THEY DO SCHOOL ON THAT CAMPUS THAT MAY BE IMPACTING THAT WORK AND LOOKING AT WAYS THAT THEY CAN MAKE CHANGES.
>> THANK YOU. TRUSTEE HARRISON, LAST QUESTION.
>> IF WE HAVE AGREEMENT FROM COLLEAGUES, I WOULD LOVE SOMETIMES HOW WHEN WE GET AN OVERVIEW REPORT, AT SOME POINT WE GET A MORE DETAILED PDF REPORT.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BUILDING THIS PROCESS.
I THINK THAT THAT'S GREAT AND I'M LOVING HOW IT'S COMING ALONG.
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BUT AT SOME POINT, COULD WE GET A MORE EXPANDED REPORT ON THIS?>> I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA AND BY THE WAY, TRUSTEE HARRISON, IF YOU REMEMBER, FOR GOLD FOUR WE STILL HAVE GPMS THAT WE HAVE TO WORK ON SO IT'S GOING TO TAKE US SOME TIME JUST LIKE THE TEAM WAS SAYING, JUST DISSECTING THE DATA, FIGURING OUT THE ROOT CAUSES AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT OUR STUDENTS ARE FEELING WELCOME, CARED FOR, HAVE THAT SENSE OF BELONGING, SAFE AT SCHOOL, BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW IF THEY DON'T HAVE THOSE, THOSE THINGS ARE NOT PRESENT NO MATTER HOW OUR TEACHER TRY TO TEACH THEM THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY VERY SUCCESSFUL.
I THINK SO CRUCIAL THAT OUR STUDENTS FEEL VERY SAFE AND GETTING ALL THE STUFF THAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT.
WE WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY ONCE WE HAVE A PLAN SOMEHOW WE CAN COME BACK AND EITHER SEND IT THROUGH A BOARD UPDATE OR MAYBE COME BACK IN ONE OF OUR BOARD MEETINGS AND SHARE IT WITH OUR BOARD MEMBERS.
>> THANK YOU. WANT TO CLARIFY IT'S NOT A RUSH BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THIS TAKES TIME, BUT JUST FUTURE.
THAT WOULD BE GOOD. THANK YOU.
>> CAN I ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION WHEN WE SAID THE TERM EXPANDED REPORT, CAN YOU MAYBE ADD SOME DEFINITION TO THAT?
>> SURE. I KNOW THAT WE'VE SEEN THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU ALL SEND VIA PANORAMA BECAUSE THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ASK, BUT WE JUST GET ONE DATA POINT ABOUT WHAT'S FAVORABLE, SO MAYBE IF WE COULD SEE THAT SPREAD OF HOW STUDENTS ANSWERED.
THAT WOULD BE GOOD. ACCORDING TO WHICH QUESTIONS IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
>> YOU MEAN THE FIVE-POINT SCALE?
>> THE RESPONSES AS THEY BREAK DOWN ON THE FIVE-POINT SCALE.
I WOULD JUST ADD ON THAT, THAT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE EACH CAMPUS TO LOOK AT HOW EACH CAMPUSES RESPONDED AND IF IT VARIES BY WHETHER IT'S A TITLE ONE SCHOOL OR WHETHER I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO DIVE INTO SPECIFIC CAMPUSES.
>> ABSOLUTELY AND I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW OUR PRINCIPLES WE'LL BE LOOKING AT THEIR OWN DATA TOO.
BECAUSE NO MATTER HOW MANY WE DO HERE IN CENTRAL OFFICE, THE WORK IS REALLY HAPPENING AT THE CAMPUSES.
SO OUR PRINCIPALS ALSO WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE SAME DATA AND WE'D HAVE ALL THIS CONVERSATION TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT ELSE THEY CAN DO.
BECAUSE FIRST OF ALL, THEIR NUMBERS MIGHT BE DIFFERENT THEIR STUDENT'S NEEDS AND WHAT THEY'RE SAYING, MAYBE DIFFERENT FROM ONE CAMPUS TO ANOTHER SO WE HAVE TO KEEP THAT IN MIND AS THEY ARE DOING ACTION PLANNING AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE AGAIN THAT OUR STUDENTS HAVE THAT SENSE OF BELONGING.
>> TRUSTEE ZARATE, AND YOUR LIGHT WORKED.
>> MY LIGHT WORKED. AWESOME. I SEE HERE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO NOTIFY PARENTS ABOUT THEIR SCHOOL-WIDE RESULTS.
MY CURIOSITY IS WHAT THE RATIONALE IS AND NOT GIVING ALSO DISTRICT WIDE RESULTS TO OUR PARENTS.
I KNOW WE COULD EASILY PUT A LITTLE THING LIKE IF YOU WANT THIS INFORMATION, GO FIND IT HERE.
BUT I KNOW THERE'S SOME PARENTS WHO PROBABLY WON'T MAKE TAKE THAT EXTRA STEP AND I THINK IN ORDER TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC ISSUES THAT WE HAVE, A PARENT HAS TO BE ABLE TO SEE HOW IT'S GOING THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT.
I JUST WANT TO HEAR YOUR RATIONALE.
>> HONESTLY, WE HAVE NOT THOUGHT ABOUT GIVING PARENTS DISTRICT-WIDE RESULTS, AND SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN LOOK INTO AS WELL.
>> WELL, YOU'RE WELCOME. [LAUGHTER]
>> I JUST WANTED TO ADD TRUSTEES ALREADY.
>> FOR OUR CLIMATE SURVEY, FOR EXAMPLE WE POST THIS, I THINK THE DISTRICT AND AS WELL AS EVERY CAMPUS AND NOW UPSIDE IT'S PUBLIC RECORD.
MAYBE WE CAN DO SOMETHING SIMILAR WITH THE PANORAMA SURVEY RESULTS AS WELL.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON.
I DO HAVE I THINK IT'S A QUESTION, BUT REALLY MINE RELATES TO SLIDES 25 THROUGH 28 AND REALLY IT'S LIKE THE NEXT STEPS.
I KNOW IT'S STILL IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING IT, BUT I AM VERY INTERESTED IN LEARNING EVEN MORE DETAILS OF WHAT THIS MEANS.
I WAS SURPRISED BY SOME OF THE RESULTS THAT WE ACTUALLY GOT AND SO I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WITH MORE SPECIFICITY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO ONCE WE'VE EXAMINED THE RESULTS.
I THINK THAT'D BE GOOD EITHER IN A BOARD UPDATE OR EVEN IF WE ADD ONE EXTRA MONTH TO LOOK AT THIS ONCE YOU GUYS HAVE HAD A REALLY GOOD CHANCE TO STUDY THE DATA.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I THINK THE RESULTS WERE SURPRISING FOR A LOT OF US, INCLUDING SOME OF OUR OWN PRINCIPLES AND THE ADMIN TEAM BECAUSE I MEAN, IT'S LIKE THAT'S A LOW NUMBER, ESPECIALLY FOR OUR SECONDARY CAMPUS.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON ANYBODY WANT TO TAKE THEIR TWO MINUTES TO CLOSE?
>> I WANT TO TAKE MY THIRTY-SECONDS.
I JUST WANT SAY THANK YOU BECAUSE THIS IS UNCHARTERED TERRITORY.
THANK YOU FOR PULLING THIS TOGETHER AND I WANT TO REFLECT THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS.
I DON'T THINK WE CAN FIX WHAT WE REFUSE TO NAME.
REALLY THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS CHARGE SO SERIOUSLY AND TAKING IT TO HEART. WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.
>> I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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THE 2023,24 PROPOSED BUDGET, INCLUDING PROPOSED 2023, 24 COMPENSATION PLAN.>> THANKS AGAIN. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE MR. KEVIN DENNIS A MINUTE JUST TO SETTLE.
AS YOU KNOW, BOARD MEMBERS WHO SHARE WITH YOU OBVIOUSLY ALL THE DOCUMENTATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO PROPOSE FOR NEXT YEAR, WE HAVE DENNIS WITH US AND I THINK OUR HR TEAM IS READY ALSO RIGHT EDDIE.
I THINK WE GOT TO TAKE THE FIELD OF COMPENSATION FIRST, SO WE'LL HAVE EDDIE START FIRST AND THEN WE'LL LET DENNIS CONTINUE THE WORK.
DR. AZAEIZ AND EVERYBODY ELSE.
NICE TO SEE YOU ALL THIS EVENING AND WE'RE BACK.
THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF A REVISION FROM WHAT WE VISITED WITH YOU AT OUR LAST MEETING ON MAY 4TH.
WE'VE MADE A COUPLE OF ADJUSTMENTS, SO WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW THOSE THIS EVENING AND WE'LL DEFINITELY HAVE SOME TIME AT THE END FOR QUESTIONS.
HERE I'M THIS EVENING WITH MY FRIEND KRISTEN GRAY AGAIN, YOU KNOW, KRISTEN VERY WELL.
SHE HASN'T SAID MUCH THIS YEAR, SO SHE MAY BE ON THE SPOT TONIGHT TO GIVE SOME UPDATES AND THINGS AND KRISTEN IS OUR DIRECTOR OF COMPENSATION, CULTURE AND TOTAL REWARDS.
OPTION 1A. LAST TIME WE CAME AND WE BROUGHT A 2% GENERAL PAY INCREASE FOR ALL POSITIONS AND WE HEARD SOME FEEDBACK FROM THE BOARD REGARDING TEACHERS AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE PUSHING AS MUCH COMPENSATION AS WE CAN INTO THE CLASSROOM.
WE DID MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT AND WE DID TAKE A MORE DIFFERENTIATED APPROACH SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID LAST YEAR.
OUR 1A RECOMMENDATION IS TO ADOPT A 3% GENERAL PAY INCREASE FOR TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS.
TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS ARE PAID ON THE SAME PAY STRUCTURE.
WE CALL THAT OUR SALARY SCHEDULE AND SO ANYBODY WHO WOULD BE ON THAT SALARY SCHEDULE WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THAT 3% GENERAL PAY INCREASE.
AND SO ALONG WITH THAT GENERAL PAY INCREASE, WHAT THAT DOES IS IT WILL TAKE THE DISTRICTS STARTING TEACHER SALARY TO 54,500, AND THAT WOULD BE UP FROM 53,000 CURRENTLY.
WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOTE IS, WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT A 3% PAY INCREASE, THERE IS SOMETIMES A MISCONCEPTION WITH EMPLOYEES THAT THEY LOOK AT THAT AND THEY SAY, WELL, THAT'S 3% OF MY BASE SALARY AND IT'S NOT A GENERAL PAY INCREASE ACROSS THE BOARD.
WHAT THAT MEANS IS, RATHER THAN HAVING A DIFFERENTIATED PAY INCREASE FOR ANYBODY IN THAT PAY STRUCTURE, EVERYBODY IN THAT PAY STRUCTURE WITH A 3% GENERAL PAY INCREASE WOULD SEE A $1,750 PAY INCREASE.
THAT'S WHAT WE CALL A GENERAL PAY INCREASE AND THAT NUMBER IS CALCULATED ON THE MEDIAN TEACHER SALARY, WHICH IS $58,467, DOLLARS AND NO CENTS.
SO $58,467 IS OUR MEDIAN SALARY.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS CLEAR THIS EVENING.
WHAT YOU'LL ALSO NOTICE IS, ON THE LAST PRESENTATION WE PROVIDED, THERE WAS SOMETHING CALLED TASB RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS.
THOSE ADJUSTMENTS, THERE ARE WAYS FOR US TO PROVIDE SOME SPACE IN-BETWEEN STEPS.
FOR EXAMPLE, AT YEARS 6-9 OR YEARS 13-15, TASB MAY RECOMMEND SOME ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS ON TOP OF THAT $1,750 TO MAKE SURE WE'RE STAYING COMPETITIVE TO MARKET IN THOSE PARTICULAR STEPS.
WHEN WE DID THE 2 PERCENT INCREASE RECOMMENDATION, WE HAD THOSE ADJUSTMENTS INCLUDED IN THAT.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE $750,000 EXTRA IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT WORK.
BUT RATHER THAN DO THAT, WE WANTED TO REALLY RE-FRAME THAT.
INSTEAD, KNOWING THAT THE BUDGET IS WHAT IT IS, WE WANTED TO REALLY MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY RECEIVES THAT SAME INCREASE THIS YEAR RATHER THAN HAVING THOSE ADJUSTMENTS AT THIS POINT.
WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THOSE ADJUSTMENTS AS WE WORK THROUGH THE SLIDES.
OPTION 1B, THAT WOULD BE TO ADOPT A 2 PERCENT GENERAL PAY INCREASE FOR ALL THEIR EMPLOYEES.
THAT WOULD BE IMPLEMENTING PAY STRUCTURE ADJUSTMENTS RECOMMENDED BY TASB TO ALIGN WITH THOSE MARKET VALUES.
AGAIN, IT'S NOT A 2 PERCENT OF YOUR BASE SALARY, IT'S A 2 PERCENT OF THE PAY GRADE MIDPOINT IN THE POSITION THAT YOU'RE IN.
WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT PAY GRADES FOR A LOT OF DIFFERENT POSITIONS IN OUR DISTRICT.
WE TRY TO GROUP POSITIONS BASED ON SIMILAR DUTIES, SIMILAR LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY, SIMILAR SUPERVISION LEVELS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
POSITIONS THAT FALL WITHIN THAT SAME PAY GRADE WOULD RECEIVE A 2 PERCENT OF THE MIDPOINT PAY RATE FOR THAT PARTICULAR POSITION IN THAT PAY GRADE.
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THOSE INCREASES WOULD BE EFFECTIVE FOR THE START OF THE '23, '24 SCHOOL YEAR, IF APPROVED, AND THE ESTIMATED COSTS WOULD BE $2,922,000.AGAIN, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE, IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THE 3 PERCENT RECOMMENDATION WORK, WE HAD TO PULL BACK ON SOME OF THE TASB RECOMMENDED ADJUSTMENTS THAT WERE ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE, SO THIS WOULD BE A GENERAL PAY INCREASE ONLY WITH NO ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENTS.
OPTION 2A, THIS WOULD BE, I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSS THIS A LITTLE BIT LATER THIS EVENING, BUT IF THE BOARD WAS TO APPROVE US MOVING FORWARD WITH A TAX RATE INCREASE, AND THEN THE VOTERS WERE TO RATIFY THAT INCREASE THROUGH THE ELECTION, OUR 2A RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE TO ADOPT AN ADDITIONAL 3 PERCENT GENERAL PAY INCREASE FOR TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS.
BACK TO THE SAME METHODOLOGY AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THIS WOULD BE A GENERAL PAY INCREASE BASED ON THAT SAME DOLLAR AMOUNT, $58,467, WHICH WOULD EQUATE TO THE SAME $1,750.
THAT WOULD BE $1,750 IN ADDITION TO THE $1,750 THAT WERE APPROVED THROUGH 1A IF THE BOARD DOES APPROVE THOSE.
THE SECOND PIECE YOU'LL NOTICE AT THE END, THE ADJUSTMENTS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY CREATE THAT MARKET COMPETITIVENESS, BUT THEY ALSO ENSURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE INSTRUCTIONAL PATHWAY THAT, I BELIEVE CAME UP IN PUBLIC COMMENT EARLIER TODAY WITH ONE OF OUR COACHES.
THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AS WE CONTINUE TO SEE EMPLOYEES GROW THROUGH THEIR CAREERS WITH THE DISTRICT THAT WE CREATE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO PROMOTE.
IT REALLY ONLY MAKES SENSE IF YOU'VE GOT THAT SPREAD.
WHAT IT ACTUALLY DOES, IS IT EQUATES TO A PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITY.
AGAIN, THE ADJUSTMENTS HERE IN A TEACHER SCALE ARE TO ADDRESS COMPRESSION AND THE MARKET.
BUT THEN AS WE MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT SLIDE, THAT GETS MORE INTO THE OTHER PAY STRUCTURES AND SO THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT ARE MENTIONED AT THE BOTTOM INCLUDE WHAT I JUST REFERENCED THAT INSTRUCTIONAL PATHWAY, BUT THEN ALSO SOME OTHER MARKET EQUITY ADJUSTMENTS AND PAY EQUITY AS NEEDED.
UNDER THE ADDITIONAL 3 PERCENT GENERAL PAY INCREASE FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT 3 PERCENT OF THE PAY GRADE MIDPOINTS SIMILAR TO WHAT WE JUST APPLIED ON A 2 PERCENT MODEL FOR THE 1B.
THIS WOULD BE A TOTAL 5 PERCENT INCREASE FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES.
AGAIN, BACK TO THE TEACHERS, WE'LL BE TALKING 6 PERCENT TOTAL IF THE TAX RATE INCREASE PASSES.
FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEE GROUPS, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT 5 PERCENT TOTAL.
THE LAST TIME WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOME OF THE INCENTIVES AND I KNOW WE HAD SOME GREAT QUESTIONS ABOUT WHY DO WE NEED INCENTIVES AND IS IT BETTER TO HAVE COMPENSATION FOR ALL EMPLOYEES VERSUS TARGETED COMPENSATION FOR INCENTIVES? THERE'S A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THEORIES TO THIS.
THE REASON THAT WE IDENTIFIED THESE IS THAT THESE HAVE BEEN PRETTY HIGH YIELDS FOR US IN TERMS OF THE NUMBER OF SPED TEACHERS AND SPED ASSISTANTS THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SECURE AND RETAIN THIS YEAR.
I THINK THE OTHER THINGS ARE, THESE ARE ALL FOCUSED ON TEACHERS.
WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS, FOR TEACHERS, WE HAVE A TEACHER SALARY SCHEDULE WHERE BASED ON THE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE THAT YOU HAVE, THAT EQUATES TO THE DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT YOU HAVE.
WHAT IT DOESN'T DO IS IT DOESN'T ADDRESS NECESSARILY SUPPLY AND DEMAND ISSUES AND MARKETABILITY FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS, SO WE CALL THOSE OUR HARD-TO-FILL POSITIONS.
TRUSTEE WEIR HAS BROUGHT UP MATH BEFORE AND SHE'S QUITE RIGHT.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE A DEARTH OF MATH CANDIDATES.
WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD TO CREATE PIPELINES FOR MATH.
SPECIAL EDUCATION CONTINUES TO BE AN AREA OF CHALLENGE FOR US AS A DISTRICT, NOT ONLY BECAUSE THE CANDIDATES BEING PRODUCED ARE LESS THAN THEY'VE BEEN IN PREVIOUS YEARS, BUT ALSO BECAUSE THE NEEDS ARE MORE INTENSE AND THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS BEING SERVED ARE GREATER.
WE ANTICIPATE HAVING A REAL CONTINUED NEED FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, BUT ALSO FOR ADDITIONAL PATHWAYS TO GROW AND GROW OUR OWN ESSENTIALLY IN THOSE AREAS.
BUT WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF OUR TEACHING STAFF WHO ARE CURRENTLY OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION CERTIFIED BUT AREN'T WORKING IN A SPECIAL EDUCATION ASSIGNMENT.
PART OF THE INCENTIVE PROGRAM IS, HOW DO WE ENCOURAGE THOSE INDIVIDUALS TO PICK UP A SPECIAL EDUCATION ASSIGNMENT AT THEIR OWN CAMPUS AND MAYBE PROVIDE THAT BENCH FOR THAT PRINCIPLE? THAT'S THE REASON FOR SOME OF THESE INCENTIVES.
YOU ALL KNOW THOSE ARE SOME REALLY CHALLENGING ASSIGNMENTS.
BEING A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER, AS A FORMER SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER, IT IS A CHALLENGING ROLE.
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IT'S VERY ATYPICAL IN A LOT OF SENSES AND WE ASK A LOT, JUST AS WE DO HAVE ALL OF OUR TEACHERS, BUT THERE'S SOME SIGNIFICANT DEMANDS ON THOSE POSITIONS AND THEY ARE INCREASINGLY MORE DIFFICULT TO FIND AND TO FILL.THAT'S THE REASON FOR OUR CONTINUED RECOMMENDATION FOR THESE ONE-TIME INCENTIVES.
THE DIFFERENCE WITH A ONE-TIME INCENTIVE VERSUS THE PAY STRUCTURE INCREASES THAT WE MENTIONED EARLIER, THESE WOULD BE APPROVED ON A YEAR-BY-YEAR BASIS AND THEY'RE NOT PART OF OUR BUDGET ON A RECURRING BASIS, UNLIKE OUR SALARY INCREASES WHICH BECOME PART OF YOUR BUDGET ONCE THEY'RE APPROVED.
THESE WOULD BE THINGS THAT IF WE WERE TO CONTINUE, WE WILL BE LOOKING TO BRING EVERY YEAR AS ONE-TIME STIPENDS UNLESS IT WAS RECOMMENDED AND APPROVED THAT THEY DID BECOME PERMANENT AND BECAME PART OF OUR BUDGET.
ESTIMATED COSTS, WE GRAYED OUT THE ADJUSTMENTS COLUMN THAT THAT NUMBER WAS ABOUT $2 MILLION JUST TO MAKE ALL OF THOSE ADJUSTMENTS.
IN ORDER TO TRY TO MAXIMIZE THE BASE INCREASES THAT EMPLOYEES SAW ACROSS THE BOARD, WE'RE GETTING TO ABOUT $8.8 MILLION JUST TO DO THAT FOR THE 3 PERCENT MODEL FOR TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS AND THE 2 PERCENT MODEL FOR EVERYBODY ELSE.
IF WE CAN JUST TAKE ABOUT FIVE MORE SECONDS JUST TO REVIEW THAT AND THEN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE? THEN THIS WOULD BE IF THE TAX RATE WAS APPROVED AND THEN THE VOTERS RATIFIED THAT IN NOVEMBER.
THIS WOULD BE THE COST OF DOING A FULL 6 PERCENT, 5 PERCENT MODEL.
THE FIRST MODEL, 3 AND 2 WITH NO ADJUSTMENTS IS ALMOST $9 MILLION.
THE DIFFERENCE IS ABOUT $12.5 MILLION JUST TO GIVE US THAT ADDITIONAL 3 PERCENT, AND THEN TO MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT FOR OUR PAY STRUCTURES AND FOR MARKET PURPOSES.
>> THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE STIPENDS BECAUSE REMEMBER, THE STIPENDS IS ALMOST ANOTHER $3 MILLION ON TOP OF IT.
>> I KNOW THAT'S A LOT OF INFORMATION TO PROCESS AND DIGEST, BUT WE'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
IN FACT, KRISTEN WOULD BE REALLY GLAD TO ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS.
THE STIPENDS, DO WE HAVE TO PASS THE VTRE TO BE ABLE TO DO THE STIPENDS OR DO WE HAVE ENOUGH IN OUR BUDGET TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THAT WITHOUT THE VTRE?
>> YOU HAVE ENOUGH IN YOUR FUND BALANCE. YES.
>> THAT WOULD BE COMING OUT OF THE FUND BALANCE?
>> WITH THE VTRE COVER, SO WE WOULDN'T DIP INTO THE FUND BALANCE?
>> NO MA'AM, IT WOULD ADD 2.6 MILLION TO THE DEFICIT. YOU'LL SEE IT LATER.
>> YOU MAY ANSWER THIS AND I'M GOING TO CALL IT THE VADER.
YOU MAY HAVE ANSWERED THIS BEFORE.
I JUST CAN'T RECALL, I WANT TO BE SURE.
IF WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE HIGHER OPTION AND WE GO OUT FOR THE VADER, WHAT HAPPENS? DO PEOPLE GET PAID RETROACTIVELY ONCE THAT PASSES? THANK YOU.
>> YES, MA'AM. THEY WOULD GET PAID RETROACTIVELY, AND BASED ON PROCESSING TIME AND THE TIME OF THE YEAR, AS A FORMER TEACHER, THERE'S A LOT TO GET DONE IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.
WHILE WE WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO GET EVERYTHING DONE IN DECEMBER, THE REALITY IS IT WOULD BE JANUARY BEFORE WE'D BE ABLE TO DO THAT, BUT IT WOULD BE RETROACTIVE BACK TO THE START.
THAT'S INTENTIONAL IN OUR COMP PLAN TO MAKE SURE WE'VE GOT THAT LANGUAGE INCLUDED IN THERE.
>>OVERLAPPING] TAKE ME BACK ON THAT. DOES THAT MEAN THAT THEY WOULD GET A LUMP-SUM CHECK FOR THAT FIRST SEMESTER IF IT PASSES?
>> IT WOULD BE ROLLED IN ON THEIR REGULAR CHECKS FROM THEN ON?
WELL, YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE LANGUAGE THAT YOU PUT BEFORE THE VOTERS' STATE THAT IS RETROACTIVE.
WHEN WE WRITE THE RESOLUTION, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE IT'S WORDED CORRECTLY.
>> THIS MAY HAVE JUST BEEN ANSWERED.
THE STIPEND, HOW IS THAT PAID OUT?
>> THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE A FUND BALANCE APPROPRIATION.
>> BUT I MEAN TO THE PERSON RECEIVING IT.
>> I CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION [OVERLAPPING].
>> NO. IT'S USUALLY TWO TIMES, SIR. LIKE WE DID IT THIS YEAR.
WE DID ONE IN JANUARY AND THEN ONE IN DECEMBER.
>> WE TRY TO DO THOSE INCENTIVES DECEMBER AND THEN JUNE THE LAST CHECK BEFORE TEACHERS GO IN THEIR SUMMER BREAK.
>> THANK YOU. I WASN'T HERE LAST YEAR.
>> WE'VE GOT HALF. HALF IN THE FALL PER SE, AND THEN THE OTHER HALF WOULD BE IN THAT.
>> BECAUSE WE WANT OUR TEACHERS TO CONTINUE WITH US.
THAT'S A WHOLE THING. THAT'S WHY WE PAY FOR THIS OBVIOUSLY.
>> I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON. THANK YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO GO TO OUR BUDGET PRESENTATION.
>> YES, LOAD UP THE BUDGET PRESENTATION, PLEASE.
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WHILE IT'S BEING LOADED.I GUESS THE BIGGEST CHANGE FROM WHAT YOU SAW EARLIER THAT WE HAD BEEN USING $190 INCREASE, THE BASIC ALLOTMENT.
BUT BASED ON INFORMATION THAT WE'VE BEEN RECEIVING, THAT ALLOTMENT, WE'RE GOING TO PROJECT WELL, $140 INCREASE, SO YOU WILL SEE THE NUMBER SOLD, IT CHANGED BASED ON THAT HOPE.
THIS PRESENTATION AND I WOULD SAY THIS NOW WE'LL CHANGE WHEN YOU SAY IT AGAIN ON THE EIGHTH CAUSE HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION.
HOPEFULLY THIS IS THE WORST-CASE AND WHAT WE SEE ON THE EIGHTH WILL BE BETTER.
TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT OUR THREE BUDGETS.
WE ARE GOING TO START WITH OUR M&O BUDGET, AND HERE ARE THE BUDGET ASSUMPTIONS.
THESE ARE NO DIFFERENT EXCEPT FOR THE $140 CHANGE TO THE BASIC ALLOTMENT THAT YOU SAW BEFORE, PROPERTY VALUE PROJECTED AT 10 PERCENT INCREASE.
WE'RE GOING TO GO WITH THE 200 STUDENTS GROWTH.
ATTENDANCE RATE PROJECTS THEM 94 PERCENT, THE MAXIMUM COMPRESSED RATE, AS WE KNOW IT RIGHT NOW, IS 0.7284 BUT THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED.
WE'RE INCLUDING THE THREE GOLDEN PENNIES WITH A VATRE REQUIRED.
AS EDDIE JUST WENT OVER, DECOMPENSATION INCREASE OF THREE PERCENT, TWO PERCENT FOR ALL OTHERS AND ADDITIONAL THREE PERCENT FOR ALL PENDING THE VATRE PASSING.
WE ALSO RESTORED ESSER POSITIONS THAT WAS MOVED FROM THE JOURNAL FUN TO ESSER FOR EXISTING POSITIONS, NOT THE POSITIONS THAT WE ADDED ON JUST FOR ESSER I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR.
WHAT IS THE PROPOSED BUDGET? AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE TOP LEFT, THE MCR PLUS THE EIGHT GOLDEN PENNIES GET TO THE 0.8084 M&O TAX RATE, WHICH IS A DECREASE FROM THE CURRENT YEAR M&O TAX RATE, 0.8546.
ENROLLMENT IS AT 46,880 OR 94 PERCENT ADA AND YOU SEE THE BASIC ALLOTMENT INCREASE OF $140.
WHAT HAS CHANGED SINCE WE LAST SAW YOU THE CURRENT PROJECTED TAX COLLECTION, AS YOU SEE, IT'S 461 MILLION.
I INVESTMENT INCOME REMAINED STEADY AT SEVEN MILLION FOR THIS YEAR SO WE'RE GOING TO PROJECT THE SAME FOR NEXT YEAR.
OUR STATE REVENUE NUMBER HAS DECREASED A LITTLE BIT FROM BEFORE IS DOWN TO 17 MILLION.
SCHAR STAYS THE SAME, FEDERAL REVENUE STAYS THE SAME, SO OUR TOTAL REVENUE PROJECTED IS 526 MILLION 104.
>> MR. COVINGTON I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU, BUT CAN YOU GO BACK AND TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE IN THE STUDENT ENROLLMENT? I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE ANYBODY THAT'S WATCHING THIS UNDERSTANDS THE 94 PERCENT ADA AND WHY THAT NUMBER IS LOWER THAN THE 47,752 IN THE FIRST COLUMN.
I KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, BUT CAN YOU JUST EXPLAIN THAT FOR THE COMMUNITY ON ANYBODY THAT MIGHT BE WATCHING OUR BUDGET PRESENTATIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME, WHILE YOU'RE LOOKING AT THAT NUMBER INSTEAD OF OTHER NUMBER OF STUDENTS?
>> THE 47,752 IN THE LEFT-HAND COLUMN IS THE NUMBER WE USE TO ADOPT THIS YEAR'S CURRENT BUDGET, BASED ON OCTOBER 21.
COUNT PLUS I THINK 500 STUDENTS AND SO THE DATA THAT WE'RE USING FOR THE '23, '24 IS BASED ON THE OCTOBER COUNT FOR '22 PLUS 200 STUDENTS.
>> THEN YOU HAVE REDUCED THAT BY SIX PERCENT?
>> YES. THEN YOU TAKE THAT NUMBER [OVERLAPPING].
>> THAT'S WHAT I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND.
>> THEN MULTIPLY BY 0.94 TO GET YOUR CALCULATIONS FOR WHAT YOU'RE FUNDING.
>> WHY ARE YOU ONLY DOING IT AT 94 PERCENT?
>> WE USED TO PREDICT THE 95 PERCENT, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, WE'VE SEEN OUR ATTENDANCE DROP FOR THE DISTRICT, WHEN WE'VE DONE THE BUDGET LAST YEAR, WE WAS USING 95 PERCENT ATTENDANCE RATE THIS YEAR AND LAST YEAR IS HOVERING BETWEEN 93.5 AND 94 SO TO BE CONSERVATIVE, WE'RE GOING TO USE 94.
LET'S PUSH FOR 95 AND WE'RE GETTING MORE MONEY.
>> I WANT THE COMMUNITY TO UNDERSTAND IS IF YOUR STUDENT DOESN'T COME TO SCHOOL, WE DON'T GET PAID.
>> THAT'S WHY WE'RE BUDGETING AT 94 PERCENT BECAUSE WE'RE NOT ENROLLMENT BASED WHERE ATTENDANCE BASE, SO IF YOUR STUDENT DOESN'T COME TO SCHOOL, THEN IT AFFECTS THE FUNDING OF THE DISTRICT.
>> YOU ALSO SEE A CHANGE IN YOUR RECAPTURE IF THE STUDENTS DON'T COME TO SCHOOL BECAUSE IF WE MISS THE PROJECTS LIKE WE DID THIS YEAR, BECAUSE WE BUDGETED AT 95 AND IT'S HOVERING ABOUT 93.5,
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THAT INCREASE IS THE AMOUNT THAT YOU PAY ON RECAPTURE.>> I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS REALLY CLEAR TO THE COMMUNITY OF SOMEBODY'S WATCHING FOR THE FIRST TIME.
>> I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY ALSO YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT BECAUSE I THINK OUR STATE IS ONE OF MAYBE SEVEN STATES REALLY OUT OF THE ENTIRE COUNTRY THAT THEY USE ADA FOR FUNDING SO UNFORTUNATELY, OUR STATE USES ADA AND SO WE GET PENALIZED EVERY TIME A STUDENT IS ABSENT.
>> WE STAFF AT 94 PERCENT THOUGH, RIGHT?
>> NO, WE STEP OUT 100 PERCENT OBVIOUSLY, BUT THAT'S [OVERLAPPING]. [LAUGHTER].
>> WE DON'T STAFF ON ADA WE STAFF ON ENROLLMENT.
>> I CAN SAY THAT ABOUT ONE PERCENT IS IF MY MATH IS CORRECT, IS THAT ROUGHLY ABOUT THREE MILLION.
>> MORE PERCENT OF ADA IS ABOUT THREE MILLION DOLLARS.
>> IF OUR STATE DECIDES TO GO TO ENROLLMENT BASE FUNDING LIKE THE MAJORITY OF OUR STATES HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, THEN WE WILL SEE IT WAS THREE MILLION DOLLARS TIMES SIX, THAT WOULD BE $18 MILLION EXTRA THAT WE GET IN OUR FUNDS SO JUST.
>> CARRYING ON, THE EXPENSES, THAT'S ENOUGH BUDGET.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE SALARIES AND BENEFITS ON THE LINE THAT SAYS LAST YEAR, THAT IS US COMBINING THOSE FIRST SIX NUMBERS THAT YOU SEE ON THE LEFT COLUMN INTO ONE NUMBER TO ROLL THE BUDGET FOR IT TO THE 371727.
THE TWO PERCENT PAY INCREASE, THE THREE, TWO PERCENT IS THE 8.675 MILLION THAT 80 WENT OVER.
WE HAVE COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS, ABOUT 2.9 MILLION.
THESE ARE THINGS THAT YOU SAW BEFORE.
YOU SAW THE POSITION DECREASES THAT WE WENT OVER AT THE LAST WORKSHOP OR THE 9.5.
THE NEW POSITIONS ARE THE ONES FOR SPADE AND WE BRING IT BACK THE SECOND ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS FOR ABOUT I THINK SEVEN SCHOOLS IS FOR THE ROUNDROCK RADIO PROGRAM AND YOU SEE IT AN APP ON SIX MILLION THAT WE'RE BRINGING BACK FOR ESSER POSITIONS THAT WILL MOVE FROM THE GENERAL FUND TO ESSER.
OUR TEACHER RETIREMENT NUMBER STAYS THE SAME SO A TOTAL SALARY EXPENSES IS $410.4 MILLION.
AT CAMPUS AND LIBRARY ALLOCATIONS, AS YOU SEE, IT WENT DOWN A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE MOST OF THESE ARE BASED ON THE ENROLLMENT OF THE SCHOOL.
IT DROPPED A LITTLE DOWN TO 5.9 MILLION.
YOU SEE THERE WAS A DROP IN THE DEPARTMENT ALLOCATIONS.
THAT WAS DUE TO THE REDUCTIONS THAT WE HAD ALLOWED DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE FOR THE 1.5 MILLION PLUS A FEW OTHER ONES THAT WE MADE DURING THE BUDGET DISCUSSIONS WITH THEIR DEPARTMENTS.
THE PROGRAM INCREASES CAME TO 2.3 MILLION.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL KNEW THAT WE WERE STILL PROVIDING THE TEAR SCHOOL SUPPORT OF THE 500,000.
YOU SEE THE FOOD SERVICE REIMBURSEMENT THAT WE WILL GET FROM THE FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM.
CTE NEED TO INCREASE OUR SPENDING IS THE SAME ONE WE WENT OVER SINCE WE STARTED THE BUDGET DISCUSSIONS.
WE'RE UNDERSPENDING CTE BY A MILLION DOLLARS AND WE MUST GET BACK ON TRACK THERE.
THE STRATEGIC PLAN IN DOLLARS IS STILL IN THE BUDGET.
THE TOTAL EXPENSES FOR THE DISTRICT IS 50.15 MILLION FOR ALL OF THAT ALLOCATIONS.
NEXT, YOU SEE THE ALLOWANCE FOR RECAPTURE IS 71.4 MILLION.
AGAIN, IF WE GET OUR ADA UP, THAT NUMBER WILL GO DOWN.
OUR TOTAL EXPENSES PROJECTED WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PROPOSED BUDGET IS 531,915 AT THIS POINT.
THERE ARE SOME OTHER VALUES THAT'S IN THE BUDGET.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IF YOU PUT THE TOTAL REVENUES AT 526.1, TOTAL EXPENSES AT 531.9, YOU HAVE A 5.8 DEFICIT BUDGET.
YOU HAVE TO INCLUDE THE 3 MILLION THAT WE PUT INTO THE OUT-OF-FUND BALANCE FOR THE 22-23 YEAR.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO MAKE ANOTHER 3 MILLION ALLOCATION OUT-OF-FUND BALANCE FOR THE 23-24 YEAR SO THAT PUTS YOUR DEFICIT AT $8.8 MILLION.
THE NEXT THREE LINES ARE THINGS THAT ARE IN HOUSE BILL 100 THAT ARE STILL MOVING FORWARD.
THOSE AREN'T EXPENSES, THOSE ARE ACTUALLY REVENUES SO YOU WILL ADD THOSE TO THE 8.8 MILLION AND REDUCE YOUR DEFICIT DOWN TO 6.8 MILLION.
THEN THE LAST LINE IS THE ADDITIONAL 3% FOR ALL EMPLOYEES THAT EDDIE MENTIONED IN THE COMPENSATION PLAN, OR THE 12.6 MILLION, WHICH WILL BRING OUR DEFICIT AT 19.492.
I WILL SAY THAT IS THE WORST-CASE BECAUSE I'M GOING TO GO OVER A COUPLE OF THINGS ON THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES THAT WILL HELP LOWER THAT.
THE NEXT SLIDES ARE SOME OF THE EXPLANATIONS OF WHAT'S IN THE REDUCTIONS THAT YOU SAW ON THE PREVIOUS PAGES WITH THEIR ENROLLMENT DECLINED OR WHEN WE STAFF SCHOOLS, THERE ARE FORMULAS.
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BASED ON THE DECLINE OF ENROLLMENT FROM THE 22-23 BUDGET TO WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING FOR NEXT YEAR FORMULAS CREATED THESE REDUCTIONS.I DIDN'T SEE THE ELIMINATION OF THE THREE HIGH SCHOOLS.
ALL OF THESE ARE THE SAME THAT WE'VE SHOWN IN PREVIOUS BUDGET WORKSHOPS.
ON THE NEXT SLIDE, I CALL YOUR ATTENTION DOWN TO THE LAST TWO BECAUSE IT'S THE ONLY TWO CHANGES ON THIS SLIDE THIS YEAR.
YOU SAW ALL THE GREAT WORK THAT OUR STUDENTS WERE DOING WITH THE DECA.
WE INCREASED THE COMPUTATION FOR OUR BDST TO FUND THE DECA COMPETITIONS.
WE'RE GOING TO ADD $169,000 TO BDST TO FUND OUR STUDENTS GOING TO COMPETE IN DECA.
DURING THE BUDGET FOR 22-23 WHEN WE REDUCED THE SALARY LINE, THERE WAS AN OVERSIGHT ON MY PART.
I WILL ADMIT TODAY THAT WHEN WE WERE TOLD TO REDUCE IT BY $9 MILLION, THERE WAS A PORTION THAT COVER SUBS FOR WHEN A TEACHER WAS ABSENT BUT STILL GOT THEIR REGULAR PAY.
WE COULDN'T REDUCE IT ALL SO WE HAVE TO PUT THAT BACK AND THAT'S ABOUT 2.1 MILLION.
WHAT'S GOING TO HELP THE BUDGET? THERE IS TALK AT ONE OF THE BILLS THAT THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THERE WILL BE A DISCOUNT IF YOU PAY YOUR RECAPTURE EARLY.
IN THE LAST TALK, IT WAS DOWN TO FOUR, BUT THERE'S MORE TALK THAT IT MAY GO BACK UP.
THE NUMBER YOU SEE BEFORE YOU IS 3.2 MILLION, THAT'S AT 4%.
THAT WOULD REDUCE YOUR RECAPTURE PAYMENT, WHICH WOULD LOWER YOUR DEFICIT ON THE BUDGET BY 3.2 MILLION.
WE'RE STILL WAITING TO GET FURTHER CLARIFICATION ON WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR WHEN THEY INCREASE THE ALLOTMENT FROM $9 TO $100 PER ADA, WE WILL GAIN AN ADDITIONAL 4 MILLION.
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IS PRESCRIBED THAT WE MUST DO WITH THE MONEY.
BUT PART OF IT THAT WE'VE READ IS THAT YOU HAVE TO INSTALL PANIC ALARMS AND YOU MUST HAVE ARMED PERSONNEL AT ALL SCHOOLS.
ROUND ROCK ISD HAS ALREADY INSTALLED PANIC ALARMS, SO HOPEFULLY, WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE THOSE FUNDS TO OUR GENERAL FUND THAT WE ARE ALREADY CURRENTLY PAYING FOR OUR PANIC ALARMS. WE'VE ALSO STAFF, PART OF OUR SCHOOLS ARE READY WITH ARMED GUARDS.
WE'RE WAITING TO GET THE GUIDANCE.
WE'RE HOPING PART OF THE 4 MILLION WE WERE PAID TO USE FOR WHAT WE'VE ALREADY DOING THAT'S IN OUR BUDGET AND PAID TO USE TO TRANSFER THOSE DOLLARS BACK TO COVER PART OF THE DEFICIT.
BELOW, YOU SEE THAT WE ARE GOING TO DO SOME NEW THINGS WITH THE SCHOOL SAFETY ALLOTMENT.
YOU SEE WE'VE GOING TO HIRE TWO MORE POLICE OFFICERS, WE'RE GOING TO OUTFIT THE TWO OFFICERS AND WE'RE GOING TO GET A DISPATCH THAT YOU WILL HEAR MORE ABOUT LATER FROM THE CHIEF WHEN WE GET TWO DISPATCHERS AND THEN THE COMPUTER-AIDED RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
ALL THOSE WILL COME OUT IN THE $4 MILLION ADDITION THAT WE'RE GETTING FROM THE STATE.
THERE'S ALSO AN ITEM THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED.
IT'S ADVANCE MATH PATHWAY, $150,000 FOR THAT.
HERE I JUST UPDATED THE ENROLLMENTS SLIDE TO WHERE WE HAD 200 STUDENTS FOR GROWTH.
YOU SEE THE PERCENT OF GROWTH AND THE PERCENTS OF THE CLASS SINCE THE 2019 SCHOOL YEAR TO THE 2023 SCHOOL YEAR AT ABOUT 3,500 KIDS.
MADAM CHAIR, THAT'S THE O&M BUDGET AND I'LL PAUSE RIGHT THERE IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE O&M BUDGET.
>> ON PAGE SEVEN, THE PROGRAM INCREASES.
WHAT PROGRAMS ARE THOSE? JUST CURIOUS.
>> THE PROGRAM INCREASES INCLUDE A PROPERTY INSURANCE PREMIUM OF 1.6 MILLION.
THE FLOOR PRICE INCREASE AT 350,000.
THE INCREASE IN THE FUND FOR THE TEACHER REFERRAL PROGRAM OF 100,000, THE RECRUITMENT BUDGET FOR HR 100,000, AND A CTE COMPETITION IN 169,000.
THOSE ARE THINGS THAT'S INCLUDED IN THERE.
>> THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON, BUT I HAVE A QUESTION ON SLIDE 11 ON THE SCHOOL SAFETY ALLOTMENT.
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THERE'S A LOT OF BILLS OUT THERE AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO KEEP TRACK OF ALL OF THEM.BUT I DID SEE ONE BILL THAT WAS GIVING A $15,000 STIPEND PER CAMPUS,.
>> THAT'S ON TOP OF THE FORMAT.
>> BUT THAT ONE, IT LOOKED LIKE THE SCHOOL SAFETY ALLOTMENT WAS NOT GOING TO GO TO $100.
IT WAS LIKE $974-10 AND THEN YOU ONLY GOT $15,000 PER CAMPUS, LIKE IT WAS CHANCY.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE ON EITHER ONE OF THOSE BILLS, BUT THIS IS JUST IF ONE OF THE BILLS SCENARIO OF HOW SCHOOL SAFETY ALLOTMENT COULD PLAY OUT?
>> I THINK YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
THEY WORK A FEW ONES WE'RE GOING TO I THINK THE $100 IS ACTUALLY PRETTY MUCH DONE DEAL ALMOST THERE.
I THINK THAT'S THE ONE THAT REQUIRES ALSO HAVE A SECURITY, AN ARMED SECURITY GUARD AND EVERY CAMPUS.
BUT FROM WHAT WE UNDERSTOOD THAT PART WAS REMOVED.
WHAT DENNIS IS SAYING, WE ALREADY HAVE A LOT OF THE STUFF THAT THEY'RE REQUIRED IN THAT BILL TO $100 EXTRA FOR STUDENTS.
OBVIOUSLY, IT WILL ALSO HELP US PROVIDE MORE SUPPORT FOR OUR MENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND MAYBE GET MORE EXPERTS AND THE ARENA TO WHAT THEY CAN HELP US.
BUT I DON'T THINK BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING THAT WE SPENDING IN SAFETY AND SECURITY, I DON'T THINK WE'RE GOING TO NEED ALL THE $4 MILLION AND THAT'S WHY HE WAS SAYING MAYBE WE CAN BE ABLE TO USE IT FOR OTHER THINGS.
>> THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE IS ON SLIDES AND MAYBE IT'S NOT EVEN A QUESTION, IT'S A PROPOSAL TO MY FELLOW TRUSTEES AND I'M NOT SURE IF IT WOULD EVEN PASS MUSTER WITH ADMINISTRATION AND HOW THEY COULD USE IT.
BUT I LOOK AT THE TIERED SCHOOL SUPPORT AT 500,000.
I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT GIVING MORE RESOURCES TO OUR SCHOOLS THAT NEED MORE RESOURCES AND AS LONG AS I UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT FUND BALANCE STATUS, I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN TAKING MORE MONEY OUT OF OUR FUND BALANCE AND PUT IT INTO IN THE TIERED SCHOOL SUPPORT PROGRAM.
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A WAY TO USE THAT MONEY WITHOUT INCURRING ONGOING COST.
>> LET ME ANSWER THE QUESTION.
I THINK DENNIS, MAY SAY SOMEONE.
THIS MONEY RIGHT NOW WE'RE USING IT AS ANNUAL BASIS.
SO IT'S USUALLY, WE USE IT, AMONG OTHER THINGS, IS TO GIVE STIPEND TO TEACHERS FOR TAKING ON A LEADERSHIP ROLE IN THESE CAMPUSES.
YES, IT'S SOMETHING THAT OBVIOUSLY IF WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY, YOU CAN DISCONTINUE DOING IT AT ANY MOMENT.
BUT OBVIOUSLY, IF WE HAVE THE MONEY, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE DOING IT OFFERINGS.
>> NOW I GET A NEW 45 SECONDS.
I THINK THAT WOULD REQUIRE DIRECTION FROM THE BOARD IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE WANTED TO DO.
BUT I AM REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT HOW TO SUPPORT THOSE SCHOOLS THAT NEED MORE.
THAT'S JUST THROWING THAT OUT THERE IF YOU WANT TO HAVE THAT DISCUSSION MOVING FORWARD, BUT I WOULD BE WILLING TO TAKE MONEY OUT OF FUND BALANCE TO DO THAT.
>> THANK YOU AND AT THIS MOMENT, AS YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE TO APPROVE THE BUDGET TONIGHT, SO WE'VE TAKEN ALL YOUR FEEDBACK AND INPUT AND THEN OBVIOUSLY WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU SOMETIME IN JUNE, I GUESS.
>> I WAS GOING TO ASK FOR THE COMMUNITY IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN OR EXPAND ON WHAT TIERED SCHOOL SUPPORT IS, ESPECIALLY IF WE'RE TALKING AS A BOARD ABOUT WANTING TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT PULLING OUT OF FUND BALANCE IN THAT POTENTIALLY BEING A RECURRING COST AND INCREASING THAT IF YOU COULD EXPLAIN THAT.
>> FOR SURE, SO WHAT DO WE DID? THIS IS OUR FIRST YEAR WE'VE DONE SOMETHING LIKE THIS, IS WE LOOKED AT SOME OF OUR CAMPUSES THAT THERE WERE STRUGGLING ACADEMICALLY AND WHAT WE DID IS WE ESTABLISHED A STIPEND PROGRAM.
THE PRINCIPLE THAT WE HIRED TO LEAD THE CAMPUS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO DO SOMETIMES A LOT OF TURNAROUND WORK, REBUILDING THE CAMPUSES.
SOME CASES ARE A LOT OF HEAVY LIFTING.
WE PROVIDED IN TOP OF THEIR COMPENSATION AT $10,000 STIPEND OR BONUS FOR THE PRINCIPAL, AND THEN WE ARE ALLOWED.
WHEN I SAY LET'S SECOND ELEMENTARY CAMPUS.
THE ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLE WE'LL GET THE $10,000, AND THEN WE ARE ALLOWED ALSO THE PRINCIPAL, TO SELECT NOT IN A SOCIALIST PRINCIPLE.
IT'S AN A-B AND ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, BUT CAN ELEVATE IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL AND ALSO WILL PROVIDE A $7,000 TYPING FOR THAT POSITION SO THAT WILL ALLOW THE PRINCIPLES TO BE PICKY AND HOPEFULLY ATTRACT MORE STRONGER APPLICANTS TO THE POSITION AND OBVIOUSLY IT AGAIN TO HAVE THE LEFT,
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A LOT OF WORK THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH IT.THAT'S WHY WE CREATE IT AND THEN WHAT WE DID IS WE WANTED ALSO TO GO DOWN ALL THE WAY LIKE IN THE ORGANIZATION.
WE ALSO WANT IT TO ALSO INCLUDE TEACHERS AND THIS TYPING AND SO WE ALLOW THE PRINCIPAL TO HIRE ONE AT EACH LEAD TEACHER PER GRADE LEVEL.
IF I'M AN ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL, I GET TO SELECT, A FIRST GRADE TEACHER, A SECOND GRADE TEACHER, A THIRD-GRADE TEACHER.
ALSO OUR LEAD TEACHERS GET A $5,000 TYPING ANNUAL STIPEND, AND SO THAT WILL ALSO ALLOW HIM TO LEAVE THE WORK.
THEY USUALLY LEAD THE PLC DURING THE POC, DELETE THE WORK, LOOK AT THE DATA.
LIKE IF THEY, OFTENTIMES WE HAVE A LOT OF NEW TEACHERS AND THESE CAMPUSES.
REALLY COACH AND TRAIN AND LIFT AGAIN THESE TEACHERS, THIS NEW TEACHERS.
THAT'S REALLY THE PART OF THE MONEY AND THEN THE OTHER PART IS ALSO PROVIDING THE SUPPORT.
FOR EXAMPLE THIS YEAR WE PAID FOR PLC TRAINING, WE GET C IS PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITIES.
WE BROUGHT IN TRAINERS AND THEN THEY HAD THE TEACHERS THERE AND THEIR ADMIN AND THEN THEY GET TRAINED ON HOW TO WORK TOGETHER AND AGAIN, DOING THAT ADDICTS ACTION PLANNING.
THEN WHAT IS SOME OF THE BEST STRATEGIES TO LIKE RETEACH AND ENSURE THAT STUDENTS ARE MEETING THEIR GOALS.
ALL THAT STUFF IS REALLY WHAT STRATEGIC CAMPUSES.
WE DID THAT WITHIN SEVEN CAMPUSES.
FIVE ELEMENTARY AND TWO MIDDLE, THAT'S WHY WE DID THIS YEAR, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN AND THEN WITH THE IDEA IS WE WANT TO DO THAT FOR MORE THAN ONE YEAR.
THAT'S ALL GIVEN BACK THIS YEAR TO ASK YOU FOR MORE MONEY FOR NEXT YEAR OR WERE APPROVED FOR NEXT YEAR.
IF WHAT I'M HEARING IS, WE CAN EXPAND AND WE WILL BE ABLE TO EXPAND TO OTHER CAMPUSES.
ALSO, THE ONES WHO WERE, AS I SAID, HISTORICALLY, IT HAD BEEN STRUGGLING OR MAYBE THEY NEED SOME MORE HEAVY LIFTING.
>> THANK YOU. I WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT THAT WAS WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT OUR STRATEGIC SUPPORT CAMPUSES AND THAT'S A FAIRLY NEW CONCEPT THAT WE'RE WE'RE DOING.
THAT WAS CLEAR TO THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT THAT INCLUDED IN WHAT SCHOOLS WERE LOOKING AT. THANKS.
>> FOR THE CLARIFICATION, IS NOT NEW MONEY.
THE 500,000 IS IN THE ADOPTED BUDGET ISSUE AND IT ROLLS FORWARD TO THE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF.
YOU NEED TO INCREASE THE PROGRAM THAT WILL REQUIRE NEW MONEY.
>> TRUSTEE WEIR? JUST REAL QUICK BECAUSE DR. AZALEZ SAID, HE WAS TAKING FEEDBACK, SO I'M NOT GOING TO LOOK AT OUR LSD COACH.
>> I JUST WANTED TO VOICE MY SUPPORT FOR THE PART-TIME LIBRARY ASSISTANTS THAT ARE SEVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND OUR ONE MIDDLE-SCHOOL THAT AREN'T GOING TO HAVE ANY LIBRARY ASSISTANCE SUPPORT.
I KNOW WE CAN'T BRING ALL OF THOSE POSITIONS BACK, BUT A PART-TIME POSITION AT THOSE SCHOOLS.
SHE'S DOING THE CHEER, I'LL STOP.
>> DR. MARKUM, HE [LAUGHTER] HAS SAID HE WAS TAKING FEEDBACK. TRUSTEE MARKUM.
>> OKAY. LET ME BRING IT BACK AROUND THEN.
SOME OF THE FEEDBACK THAT I HEARD IN PARTICULAR TO THAT IS TO POTENTIALLY ON OUR CAMPUS TOURS, AND IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I GUESS ALL OF THE TRUSTEES AGREE ON ON OUR CAMPUS TOURS.
IF WE COULD INCLUDE ON OUR CAMPUS TOURS PLACES LIKE THE LIBRARIES THAT DO SUPPORT OUR BOARD GOALS, I THINK THAT WILL BE HELPFUL AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT'S GOING TO GET THE POSITIONS BACK FOR AN EXTRA ANYTHING, BUT I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US AS WE'RE THINKING OF SOLUTIONS AND TRYING TO GET CREATIVE DURING THIS BUDGET CRISIS THAT WE HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THEY ARE SUPPORTING OUR BOARD GOALS.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD FIRST-STEP WITH WHERE WE'RE AT RIGHT NOW.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I JUST AGAIN, I THINK I EXPLAINED THIS BEFORE MAYBE A COUPLE OF TIMES.
REMEMBER THAT THESE POSITION WE HAD A RECEIVER.
I THINK BACK OUR FORMER CFO PUT ABOUT OVER 100 STAFF MEMBERS AND USE ALMOST $7 MILLION OF SO3 FUNDS TO FUND THEM AND SO I DON'T, I DON'T BELIEVE DENNIS OR MYSELF WILL EVEN APPROVED THAT, BUT IT HAPPENED BEFORE WE GOT HERE AND WE HAD TO DEAL WITH IT.
THEN WE HAD TO MAKE A DIFFICULT DECISION TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENT BECAUSE OF THE S03.
WE'RE DONE WITH THAT MONEY, SO THERE'S A CLIFF.
I WANT TO SAY TO EVERYONE IT'S NOT AN EASY DECISION.
IT WAS A DIFFICULT DECISION, BUT WE REALLY WERE PUT IN A VERY BAD SITUATION AS FAR AS WE HAD TO DEAL WITH IT.
>> SO, I'M COMING BACK TO MY STEERED SUPPORT.
RIGHT NOW, THERE'S ONLY ONE TRUSTEE WHO SAID THAT THEY WOULD BE INTERESTED IN SEEING A PROPOSAL OF HOW WE COULD POSSIBLY USE THAT MONEY SO IF I HAVE MORE SUPPORT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
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OTHERWISE, IT DIES RIGHT HERE.OKAY, LOOKS LIKE DR. AZAEIZ, YOU HAVE SUPPORT FROM THE MAJORITY UP HERE THAT WE'D LOVE TO SEE A PROPOSAL FOR HOW WE COULD INCREASE THAT PROGRAM.
>> I THINK THAT'D BE FANTASTIC. THANK YOU FOR THAT.
>> I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON. TRUSTEES ZARATE.
>> I'LL BE A LITTLE LESS LONG-WINDED THAN SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES.
THIS SCHOOL SAFETY ALLOTMENT BILL.
I HAVEN'T REALLY READ THE THE VERBIAGE ON IT AND THAT, IT SAYS POLICE OFFICERS TOO.
IS THIS A DECISION THAT WE'RE MAKING OR IS THIS WRITTEN INTO THE BILL THAT WE HAVE TO HIRE POLICE OFFICERS WITH THIS MONEY? BECAUSE SAFETY LOOKS A LOT DIFFERENT TO A LOT OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND SAFETY TO ME, AS MUCH AS I APPRECIATE OUR POLICE OFFICERS, SAFETY TO ME COULD ALSO MEAN MENTAL HEALTH OFFICERS, THESE THINGS.
>> THAT WAS A RECOMMENDATION FROM US BY THE CHIEF OF POLICE.
>> YES. BUT AGAIN, AS I SAID, I MEAN, YES.
THE MENTAL HEALTH IS A VERY IMPORTANT I AGREE WITH YOU, AND OBVIOUSLY WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THAT IF WE RECEIVE THIS $4 MILLION.
>> OKAY. I WOULDN'T BE OPPOSED TO HEARING FROM OUR CHIEF ABOUT THAT SOMETIME IF I HAVE SOME BACKING ON THAT. YEAH.
>> WOULD YOU LIKE IT AT A BOARD MEETING OR AT THE BOARD UPDATE?
>> AT THE BOARD MEETING, YEAH. I CAN PUT IT IN AS A THING IF YOU'D LIKE.
>> HOW ABOUT ON THE JUNE 8TH MEETING?
>> MY MIC WASN'T WORKING, SORRY.
SUPER BRIEF, JUST FEED BACK THINKING ABOUT THE STRATEGIC SUPPORT CAMPUSES, BUDGET, NOT BUT IF WE MIGHT CONSIDER EXTENDING CONTRACTS WITH THOSE PRINCIPLES THAT ARE ON THE STRATEGIC SUPPORT CAMPUS TO BE LONGER THAN ONE YEAR.
>> I'M GLAD YOU ASKED. IT'S ACTUALLY TWO-YEAR CONTRACT WE GAVE THEM.
>> YEAH. THEY GET A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT SO THAT'S WHY THAT DIDN'T GIVE THEY.
THE ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO GOT TWO-YEAR CONTRACT.
>> IGNORE MY SUGGESTION [OVERLAPPING] THANK YOU.
[LAUGHTER] I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON.
THE ASSUMPTIONS SIMILAR TO THOSE IN THE M&O BUDGET WITH THE PROPERTY VALUE INCREASE OF 10%.
WE ARE PROPOSING LOWERING OUR I&S RATE BY ONE PENNY.
IT COVERS OUR DEBT PAYMENT AND ALLOWS US TO DO A 25 MILLION DEFICITS AND ITS PAYMENT, AND IN CONSIDERATION OF FUTURE DEBT CAPACITY, OUR FUND BALANCE AT THE END OF JUNE WAS 113 MILLION.
WE HAVE TO MAKE A $70 MILLION PAYMENT DUE 1ST OF AUGUST.
WE HAVE THE DOLLARS NECESSARY TO CONTINUE MAKING OUR DEBT PAYMENTS.
WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE? LOWERING THE RATE FROM 0.2080 TO 0.1980, THE PROPERTY TAX COLLECTIONS IS 111.4 MILLION, WITH A MILLION COME FROM OTHER LOCAL REVENUE AND STATE REVENUES SO OUR TOTAL REVENUES IS 113 MILLION.
AS YOU CAN SEE BELOW, OUR PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST PAYMENT IS ROUGHLY 88 MILLION, WITH A 25 MILLION DEFICITS SINCE PAYMENT, WE GET IT TO 112 AND WE WILL HAVE 195,000 DEFICIT.
BUT I'M IN SURPLUS, I'M SORRY.
SURPLUS, AND THAT WILL KEEP US IN GOOD STANDING FOR SOMETHING FUTURE THAT WE WILL TALK ABOUT LATER.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. COVINGTON.
ANY QUESTIONS, TRUSTEES, ON THE I&S? MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
>> THE LAST BUDGET IS THE ONE WITH THE FOOD SERVICES AND I SEE ON THE AGENDA ON THE CONSENT TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT FOR OUR CONSULTANT WORK, FOR CHILD NUTRITION.
THE CONTRACT HAS NOW BEEN APPROVED, BUT WHEN WE PUT THE PRESENTATION, IT WASN'T APPROVED.
WE'RE PROPOSING THE PRICE INCREASE OF $0.20.
ON NATIONAL LUNCH PROGRAM, THEY ARE TAKING AWAY SOME OF THE INCENTIVES, SO THEY LEARN THE REIMBURSEMENT RATE WOULD BE A LITTLE LOWER, BUT WE CURRENTLY HAVE AN $8 MILLION FUND BALANCE IN THE CHILD NUTRITION FUND, AND WE'RE REACHING THE FUND BALANCE LIMIT.
WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER SPIN-DOWN PLAN WHICH WILL BE BUYING KITCHEN EQUIPMENT AND UPDATING KITCHENS THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT THIS SUMMER AND INTO NEXT YEAR.
WITH THIS, I THINK THE FIRST ONE IS LOOKING AT STONY POINT AND SOME WORK AT ROUND ROCK.
>> I KNOW THAT SCHOOL LAUNCH THAT JUST BECOMES BAD DEBT, AND WE PAY IT.
BUT COULD THAT BE USED JUST PRE-EMPTIVELY PAY THAT? NO.
>> JUST A QUESTION. THANK YOU.
>> BAD DEBT HAS TO COME FROM YOUR GENERAL FUND, OR DONATIONS.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON. TRUSTEE MARKUM.
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>> YEAH. DO WE DO AN INCREASE EVERY YEAR? I DON'T FEEL LIKE I KNOW [OVERLAPPING].
>> NO, WE HAVEN'T INCREASED IN YEARS.
>> OKAY. I APPRECIATE THE CHART THAT YOU GUYS PUT TOGETHER TO SHOW WHAT THOSE INCREASES LOOK LIKE.
I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE COMMUNICATED SINCE IT IS AN INCREASE THAT WE HAVEN'T DONE IN YEARS.
HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE COMMUNICATED OUT TO PARENTS BEFORE THE START OF SCHOOL TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE AWARE.
BECAUSE FOR SOME OF THOSE IT PUTS IT ABOVE $3.
>> I'LL BE TAKING SOME OF THE QUESTIONS.
SHE'S WITH ARAMARK AND SHE'S THE MANAGER OF OUR FOOD SERVICES.
>> WE ARE REQUIRED TO SEND A LETTER TO HOUSEHOLDS EVERY YEAR BEFORE THE START OF THE SCHOOL YEAR TO NOTIFY FAMILIES TO APPLY FOR THE PRINTER [OVERLAPPING].
>> CAN YOU LEAN IN JUST A LITTLE BIT TO YOUR MICROPHONE?
>> SORRY. WITH THE LETTER TO HOUSEHOLDS, WE ALSO SEND THE PRICING FOR EACH YEAR SO FAMILIES WILL RECEIVE THAT ELECTRONICALLY.
WE SEND THAT NOTIFICATION OUT OF OUR POINT OF SALE SYSTEM.
EVERY PARENT WHO HAS AN EMAIL ON FILE WITH THEIR STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE THAT.
>> WILL THAT LETTER INCLUDE THAT IT IS AN INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR BECAUSE SOME PARENTS DON'T ALWAYS PAY ATTENTION IN BUDGET FOR WHATEVER IT IS THEY'VE BEEN DOING THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
>> YEAH. WE CAN ABSOLUTELY INCLUDE THAT LANGUAGE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, TRUSTEES? I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON.
THEN THAT'S GOING TO TAKE US TO AGENDA ITEM F3 INFORMATION RELATED TO THE VOTER APPROVAL TAX RATE ELECTION, ALSO CALLED A VATRE OR SOME PEOPLE CALL IT A VATRE AS TRUSTEE HARRISON REFERRED TO IT AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DR. AZAEIZ.
>> THANK YOU. AGAIN, DENNIS, I THINK YOU STILL HAVE THE FLOOR, SIR.
>> YES. WE PUT TOGETHER JUST SOME GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE VATRE AND I HAVE MY TRUSTED FRIEND HERE.
IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY LEGAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT, HE CAN ANSWER.
BUT THIS TELLS YOU THE PURPOSE OF THE VATRE, IT PROVIDES THE DISTRICT TEACHERS AND STAFF WITH ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION.
ALLOWS US TO RETAIN A COMPETITOR QUALITY WORKFORCE, IT HELPS REDUCE THE BUDGET DEFICIT, OFFSET THE LOSS OF THE ESSA FUNDING, AND IT HELP US MAXIMIZE M&O FUNDING.
THESE AWESOME FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS, WHAT IS THE VATRE? AS FOR VOTERS TO CONSIDER APPROVING A MODIFIED TAX RATE, TO INCREASE REVENUE FOR STUDENT PROGRAM, AS WELL TEACHER AND STAFF SALARIES.
HOW DOES IT DIFFER FROM A BOND? THE VATRE IS FOR M&O TAX RATE THAT SUPPORTS THE GENERAL FUND OR DAY-TO-DAY OPERATIONS.
A BOND IS A SINKING TAX RATE THAT HELPS US PAY BACK THE DEBT SERVICE.
WILL A TAX RATE BE LOWER IN 23/24? YES. BASED ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET, THE 22/23 TAX RATE OVERALL TAX RATE WAS 1.0626, WITH THE LOWERING OF THE MAXIMUM COMPRESSED RATE PLUS THE FIVE PENNIES PLUS THE ADDITIONAL THREE PENNIES AND THEN LOWERING OF THE INS RATE BY ONE PENNY THE NEW TAX RATE THAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS 1.0064 BY A 5 CENT OVERALL TAX REDUCTION WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE VATRE.
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE VATRE IS NOT APPROVED BY THE VOTERS? IT WILL REQUIRE A LOT OF DIFFICULT DECISIONS THAT WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE AND BRING BACK TO THE BOARD FOR APPROVAL IN NOVEMBER.
I PREPARED A COUPLE OF SCENARIOS ABOUT THE VATRE.
ON THE TOP ONE, YOU LOOK AT THE VALUE OF A HOME AT 350,000 WITH A 10 PERCENT INCREASE, WHICH IS IN THE MIDDLE COLUMN, THE VALUE OF THE HOME IS 385,000.
IF YOU LOOK DOWN IN THE SHADED AREA, SO FOR A HOME OF $350,000 CURRENTLY WITH A 385,000 INCREASE, YOUR TAXES WITHOUT THE VATRE WILL GO UP $40 FOR THE YEAR WITH THE VATRE IT'LL GO UP $156 ON A $350,000 HOME THAT WAS IN AT 22/23 TAX ROLL.
THE 22/23 TAX ROLL OF A HALF A MILLION DOLLAR HOME, YOU SEE IT GOES UP TO 550,000 THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE OF $57 WITHOUT THE VATRE INCREASE OF $222 WITH THE VATRE, JUST FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES.
THIS IS WHY I HAVE MY FRIEND HERE.
WHAT HAPPENS IF WE WANT TO GO FOR THIS VATRE?
>> I JUST WANT TO ADD DENNIS IF YOU DON'T MIND.
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I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY TO OUR BOARD MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITIES IS THAT, THAT'S WITH THE 10 PERCENT INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAXES, THAT'S THE MAXIMUM.THAT'S IN OTHER WORDS, THAT'S THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO, IF YOU WILL, BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN GETTING PROPERTY TAXES VALUES FROM WILLIAMSON COUNTY, AND TRAVIS COUNTY, AND ACTUALLY THERE IN SOME CASES WHERE ACTUALLY THE PROPERTY VALUES ARE GOING DOWN.
AS I SAID, THAT'S THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE AN INCREASED BY 10 PERCENT IN YOUR PROPERTY VALUES THAT'S HOW MUCH YOU MAY END UP PAYING.
IT COULD BE A LOT LESS, IT COULD BE THE SAME OR COULD BE IN THE MIDDLE.
BY THE WAY, THAT'S BEEN HERE FROM SIERRA LEON, HE'S A LAWYER, HE SPECIALIZES IN THIS STUFF, SO IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION.
>> THIS IS A SCHEDULE OF EVENTS THAT WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN.
IT IS A VERY TIGHT SCHEDULE PENDING THE INFORMATION WE GET FROM MY CATS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO GET THE TAX ROLL AND THE TAX RATE.
DO Y'ALL NOTICE WHAT THE VATRE IT WOULD REQUIRE US, IF YOU LOOK ON AUGUST 21ST DAY, THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO CALL A SPECIAL BOARD MEETING TO APPROVE THOSE THREE ITEMS AND HOPEFULLY THAT'S THE ONLY THING ON THE AGENDA.
THOSE THREE ITEMS [LAUGHTER] BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PUBLISH IT 10 DAYS IN ADVANCE AND BY THE TIME WE GET IT ORGANIZED, THAT'S THE LATEST THAT YOU CAN DO THE VATRE.
SOMETHING ELSE I NEED TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION, YOU SEE ON JULY 7TH, IT SAYS DEADLINES AS AN AUDITOR FOR EFFICIENCY AUDIT.
TYPICALLY, WHEN YOU GO OUT FOR VATRE YOU HAVE TO DO THIS THING CALLED AN EFFICIENCY AUDIT IS A PRESCRIBED PROGRAM BY THE STATE THAT IT COMPARES YOU TO YOUR PEER DISTRICTS.
IT HELPS THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT YOU'RE SPENDING YOUR MONEY WISELY.
THERE'S A LANGUAGE IN THE LAW THAT IF THE GOVERNOR DECLARES A DISASTER AREA WITHIN TWO YEARS OF VATRE YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THE EFFICIENCY AUDIT SO THAT'S WHY I HIGHLIGHTED THAT IS A BOARD DECISION TO DO WHAT NOT TO DO BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN DECLARED A DISASTER AREA TO DO THE AUDIT, WE CAN USE OUR CURRENT AUDITORS THAT DO OUR END OF YEAR AUDITS, AND IT RUNS ABOUT $22-25,000, I RECOMMEND THAT WE DO IT.
THEN MAKES SURE THAT OUR CITIZENS HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT WE ARE SPENDING THE MONEY WISELY.
ALEXA IS A PRESCRIBED PROGRAM THAT THEY SENT OUT EXACTLY THE STUFF THEY LOOK FOR AND COMPARE YOU WITH AND THE DISTRICTS THAT YOU HAVE TO COMPARE YOURSELF WITH, I SUGGEST THAT WE GET THAT DONE.
>> CAN I ASK YOU A QUICK QUESTION ON THAT GAP IN THE FIRST TWO LINES, JUNE 20TH TO JULY 7TH, VAST MAJORITY OF THAT TIME THE DISTRICT IS CLOSED.
IS THERE GOING TO BE STAFF AROUND THAT CAN MANAGE THAT PROCESS BECAUSE I THINK WE COME BACK ON THE 5TH.
>> WHEN YOU ALL ADOPT THE BUDGET ON JUNE 20TH, WE'LL BE READY TO GO WITH THE EFFICIENCY AUDIT VENDOR.
>> IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS [OVERLAPPING]
>> TRUSTEE WESTON, I GUESS WASN'T ABLE TO STAY WITHOUT TRUSTEE YVONNE HERE, SO I'LL ASK THIS ON HER BEHALF.
THE AUDITOR FOR THE EFFICIENCY AUDIT.
I KNOW SHE'S ASKED FOR THAT SEVERAL TIMES.
THIS WOULD BE THAT TYPE OF AUDIT THAT SHE'S ASKED FOR IN THE PAST? NO. THIS IS JUST WITH THE STATE.
>> THIS IS A PRESCRIBED PROGRAM BY THE STATE.
THEY GAVE YOU I THINK 14 THINGS THAT YOU GOT TO COMPARE YOURSELF TO YOUR PEER DISTRICTS AND INCLUDES YOUR ACADEMICS, THE STAR, YOUR FIRST, YOUR KHAFRE [LAUGHTER]
>> THE LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD IS THE ENTITY THAT IS CHARGED WITH PUTTING TOGETHER THESE GUIDELINES.
I'VE GOT THEM HERE IF ANYBODY WANTS THEM, BUT IT'S SPECIFIC TO A VATRE SO IT'S LIKELY DIFFERENT, BUT I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH WHAT THE REQUEST WAS PREVIOUSLY.
I DON'T HAVE ANY LIGHTS ON, BUT I HAVE A QUESTION.
I KNOW THERE'S SOME PRETTY STRICT GUIDELINES ABOUT SCHOOL DISTRICTS PROMOTING THEIR OWN BOND WHEN WE GO OUT FOR THAT KIND OF TAX.
WHAT ABOUT WHEN IT COMES TO EVADE OR BECAUSE I DO THINK COMMUNITY EDUCATION IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT IN THIS.
CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THE BOUNDARIES OF WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T DO IN TERMS OF NOTIFYING AND EDUCATING THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THIS.
>> SURE. IT'S ESSENTIALLY THE SAME KIND OF GUIDELINES.
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YOU'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE FACTUAL INFORMATION.THERE ARE SOME FINE LINES AND THAT'S WHERE WE LOOK AT YOUR PROPOSED COMMUNICATIONS AND TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE NOT CROSSING THOSE LINES.
BUT IT'S ESSENTIALLY SAME THING AS A BOND ELECTION, SO IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT PROCESS, AS LONG AS YOU'RE STAYING WITHIN THE FACTS AND NOT TRYING TO ADVOCATE FOR OR AGAINST VOTES ON THIS MEASURE.
IT'S REALLY THE SAME GUIDELINES.
>> I JUST WANT TO ADD. THANK YOU, BEN.
I WANT TO ADD ALSO LIKE, ALL ALLOW SURROUNDING DISTRICT I THINK AUSTIN, PFLUGERVILLE, LEANDER, GEORGETOWN.
THEY ALL WENT FOR TRE AT SOME POINT.
SOME OF THEM AS LATE LAST YEAR, SOME OF THEM HAVE A YEARS AGO.
THEY HAVE ALL THEIR AID GOLDEN PENNIES.
SOME OF THEM ACTUALLY, THEY EVEN WENT OUT AND GET SOME OF THE COPPER PENNIES TOO.
I THINK PFLUGERVILLE IS ACTUALLY GOING FOR ALL NINE COPPER PENNIES FOR THIS YEAR.
I'M JUST SAYING LIKE, WE'RE NOT ALONE.
A LOT OF SCHOOL DISTRICT ACTUALLY ASK THEIR COMMUNITY TO WHETHER THEY WANT TO APPROVE IT.
ESPECIALLY SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHO ARE LIKE REALLY HAVING A HARD TIME KEEPING UP WITH INFLATION, AND THERE HAPPENED TO BE A RECAPTURE SCHOOL DISTRICT.
THEY ARE SENDING MONEY TO THE STATE AND THE WAY DOWN ON THE STATE AND ILLUSTRATORS TO MAKE SOME HELP US, HELP PUBLIC EDUCATION.
WE'RE NOT SEEING A LOT OF SUPPORT, I GUESS, FROM THEM.
>> LITERALLY THIS CAME TO ME WHEN YOU TOLD ME THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION, BUT PERHAPS AT OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING, COULD YOU BRING TO, I MEAN IF I HAVE SUPPORT FROM THE TRUSTEES, BRING TO THIS BOARD WHAT A PLAN WOULD BE ON EDUCATING.
I WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THE 2018 BOND AND WE HAD MEETINGS AT HIGH SCHOOLS FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO COME IN AND JUST LEARN ABOUT THE BOND AND WHAT IT WAS GOING TO BE USED FOR.
COULD YOU BRING A PLAN AND I KNOW 45 SECONDS IS COMING QUICK, BUT BRING A PLAN TO THE BOARD.
>> HOW WE WOULD DO THAT EDUCATION.
>> ABSOLUTELY. TODAY'S THE 19, SO 18.
I WILL NOT TRY TO MAKE IT HAPPEN FOR JUNE 8TH, BUT I PROMISE YOU, IF WE CAN MAKE IT ONTO A TWO, WE CAN BRING IT WITH 20TH.
>> KIND OF A SUMMARY OF HOW WE WOULD EDUCATE.
>> WE DEFINITELY CAN PUT IT TOGETHER.
>> I DON'T NEED DATES. I DON'T HAVE CONSENSUS FROM TRUSTEES UNDERSTANDING. OKAY.
>> YES, YOU DO AND LISD DID IT AND THEY HAVE A GOOD FORMAT SO WE DON'T HAVE TO REINVENT THE WHEEL.
>> LISD HAS PUT TOGETHER A GREAT PLAN.
>> I JUST WANTED TO GET CLARIFICATION ABOUT THE BOARD OR INDIVIDUAL BOARD MEMBERS VERSUS THE DISTRICT WHEN IT COMES TO TALKING ABOUT THIS.
BECAUSE I THINK ON NUMEROUS SIDES OF THIS ISSUE, WE WILL HAVE INDIVIDUAL TRUSTEES THAT WANT TO SPEAK.
>> SURE. THERE'S A DISTINCTION BETWEEN DISTRICT EMPLOYEES AND BOARD MEMBERS AND THAT BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOT COMPENSATED, SO BOARD MEMBERS USE OF DISTRICT RESOURCES.
THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS TIME THEFT. THAT'S ONE DIFFERENCE.
THE BOARD MEMBERS CAN MUCH MORE EASILY SAY THAT THEY'RE COMPLETELY OUTSIDE OF DISTRICT BUILDINGS.
THEY'RE NOT USING DISTRICT RESOURCES WHEN THEY ADVOCATE FOR OR AGAINST THE MEASURE OR A CANDIDATE.
EMPLOYEES ON THE OTHER HAND, WHEN THEY'RE ON THE JOB, ON THE CLOCK, IF THEY ARE USING THAT TIME TO BE ADVOCATING FOR OR AGAINST THE ELECTION, THAT'S KIND OF THE BIGGEST DIFFERENTIAL THERE.
BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, REALLY THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE IS JUST NOT USING DISTRICT RESOURCES TO TRY TO ADVOCATE FOR OR AGAINST THE RESULT THAT YOU WANT.
>> THE LAST QUESTION I HAVE IS WHEN WE COME BACK, I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED IT AT JUNE 8TH OR THE JUNE 20TH, BUT CAN WE SEE A SAMPLE RESOLUTION OF WHAT THE LANGUAGE WOULD LOOK LIKE TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT WE WOULD BE CALLING AND HOW IT WOULD READ.
IS THAT POSSIBLE TO GET THAT FOR ONE OF OUR FUTURE MEETINGS?
THE BALLOT LANGUAGE IS ACTUALLY STATUTORILY REQUIRED.
IT'S I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK THAT IT'S A LITTLE BIT MISLEADING OR AT LEAST ONE SIDED.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THE ENTIRE ORDER CALLING THE ELECTION IS STATUTORILY REQUIRED, BUT WHAT THE VOTERS WILL SEE ON THE BALLOT IS, SO I THINK TO YOUR POINT ABOUT EDUCATING VOTERS, THAT IT HAS A HEIGHTENED SENSE OF IMPORTANCE BECAUSE OF THAT.
>> ENTER YOUR POINT THEN I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE STATUTORILY, THE REQUIRED LANGUAGE, AND WHEN WE HAVE TO SIGN A RESOLUTION AS A BOARD THAT WE'RE GOING TO GO AFTER THIS AS WELL.
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IF WE COULD SEE BOTH OF THOSE, THAT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL.>> OKAY. GREAT. THANK YOU. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON.
TRUSTEES, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE VADER? OKAY. THEN WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO TRUSTEES,
[I. ACTION ITEMS (Part 1 of 2)]
IS I WOULD LIKE TO GO TO ITEM I1 AT THIS POINT, WHICH REALLY JUST FLOWS RIGHT INTO THE DISCUSSION THAT WE'VE HAD, WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE 2023 24 COMPENSATION PLAN.IF YOU LOOK ON YOUR AGENDA, THERE IS EMOTION THAT-.
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE ADOPTION OF THE 2023 2024 COMPENSATION PLAN AS REFLECTED IN OPTIONS 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, AND THREE.
>> ALRIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? TRUSTEE HARRISON?
>> I JUST HAVE A POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
I MEAN, I THINK THAT THIS IS STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE LEGISLATURE.
COULD WE COME BACK BEFORE JUNE 20TH? IS THERE SOME GROUNDBREAKING SOMETHING? NO. DENNIS IS LOOKING AT ME LIKE I'M.
>> WE'RE PUTTING A LOT OF STRESS ON OUR SYSTEM AS IT IS TRUSTEE HARRISON, JUST IN TERMS OF THE PROCESSING OF ALL OF THESE TRANSACTIONS, I THINK NOVEMBER CHANGES ARE FEASIBLE BECAUSE IT GIVES US ENOUGH RUNWAY TO PLAN AND PROCESS, BUT IT'S WHERE A MONTH BEHIND ALREADY IN TERMS OF PROCESSING PAY INCREASES FOR NEXT YEAR BASED ON THE COMP PLAN.
IT WOULD BE VERY CHALLENGING FOR US IF WE HAD ANOTHER CHANGE IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT AND TIME.
IT'S NOT TO SAY WE COULDN'T DO IT BUT BY THE TIME WE WERE ABLE TO PROCESS THOSE CHANGES IT MAY NOT BE EFFECTIVE JULY, WANT IT MAYBE A LITTLE LATER BEFORE THEY WERE ACTUALLY IN THE SYSTEM. THAT MAKES SENSE.
>> MAY I SAY SOMETHING AFTER COMMISSIONER HARRISON.
I THINK OUR STAFF AND OUR TEACHERS ARE WAITING IN FACT AND THEY'RE VERY PATIENT WITH US WAITING WHILE WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM.
I THINK IF ANYTHING, WE NEED TO LET THEM KNOW AS SOON AS WE CAN.
I'M NOT TRYING TO PRESSURE ANY OF YOU, BUT I THINK I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO KNOW.
AS YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS AND THEY WANT TO KNOW SO WHAT WE CAN IF THE BOARD, BASED ON WHAT I'M HEARING, I WISH YOU WOULD HAVE TO TAKE A VOTE, BUT THAT WOULD HELP US, FIRST OF ALL SHARE THAT INFORMATION.
BUT AGAIN, COME BACK AND DO WHAT EDDIE WAS TALKING ABOUT.
ACTUALLY PUT THAT INFORMATION IN THE SYSTEM SO WE CAN START PROCESSING THOSE INCREASES EVENTUALLY RIGHT BEFORE JULY 1ST.
>> WANT A CLARIFICATION? 3B IS THE STIPENDS.
ARE YOU PROVING TO PAY THE STIPENDS OUT OF FUND BALANCE?
>> THAT'S A SEPARATE MOTION, IS IT NOT?
>> NO. DO YOU SAY AT 3B OR 3A?
>> IT JUST SAID THREE ON HERE.
>> THREE IS THE STIPENDS, JUST WANT CLARIFICATION.
>> THERE WERE SOME AMENDED MOTION THAT NEEDS TO BE REVISED OR IS IT CLEAR? I CAN REVISE MY MOTION FOR RIGHT NOW TO DO IS DO 1A, 1B, 2A, AND 2B, AND HOLD OFF ON THE STIPENDS. IF THAT'S.
>> I'M IN FAVOR OF VOTING FOR THE STIPENDS AS WELL.
WE THINK WE HAVE TO PAY FOR A MEGAPHONE BALANCE NO MATTER WHAT, SO WAITING WOULDN'T REALLY KNOW.
>> OUR RECOMMENDATION ADMINISTRATION IS TO PAY IT, BUT IT'S UP TO THE BOARD.
>> THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT. IT DIDN'T SAY IN THIS MOTION HOW TO SPECIFY.
>> THAT WAS JUST FOR CLARIFICATION THAT YOU ALL KNEW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE VOTING ON.
>> MY ONLY DISCUSSION POINT ON THIS, MR. COVINGTON IS, I TOLD YOU WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THESE LAST TIME THAT I WASN'T HAPPY WITH THE TWO OR THREE PERCENT.
AND I KNOW IT'S RELIANT ON A VADER TO GET TO A FIVE OR A SIX.
YOU'RE TELLING ME THERE'S NO WAY TO GET TO A, I LOVE YOUR FACE.
[LAUGHTER] THERE'S NO WAY TO GET A HIGHER PERCENTAGE NUMBER WITHOUT GOING OUT FOR A VADER.
>> IT WOULD TAKE TWO THINGS MAYOR, SIGNIFICANT BUDGET REDUCTIONS.
AS YOU KNOW, 88 PERCENT OF OUR BUDGET IS IN PEOPLE, SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ELIMINATING POSITIONS TO MAKE, WE NEED 12 MILLION MORE DOLLARS.
THAT'S GOING TO TAKE A LOT OF DISCUSSION.
AS YOU REMEMBER, THEY ARE WORKING WITH, IN THE COMMENT, THAT WE WILL HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ALL IN AGREEMENT ON THE POSITIONS THAT WE ALL SAY WE'RE GOING TO CUT, OR YOU JUST DIG MORE INTO YOUR FUND BALANCE BECAUSE I DON'T RECOMMEND PAYING SALARIES OUT OF FUND BALANCE.
THAT'S A BAD FINANCIAL DECISION, OR EVEN PRAY THAT THE STATE HELPS US?
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE I'M NOT HAPPY WITH IT.
I UNDERSTAND OUR CURRENT BUDGET SITUATION AND WE HAD
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A PUBLIC COMMENT TONIGHT SAYING THEY'RE GOING TO CAMPAIGN AGAINST THIS AND THAT'S FINE, THAT'S THEIR PREROGATIVE.BUT IF THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE SUPPORT PAYING OUR TEACHERS MORE, THEN IT'LL PASS.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSIONS?
>> THOUGH VADER? GUESS THAT'S ABOUT 21 MILLION.
FOR THE THREE PENNIES, THE SALARY INCREASES BY 21 MILLION.
>> TRUSTEE MARK, DID YOU HAVE YOUR LIGHT ON?
>> WE NEED AN AMENDED MOTION RIGHT FOR WE DON'T.
>> WE'RE GOOD. TRUSTEE HARRISON.
>> I JUST HAVE ONE MORE POINT OF CONCERN AND THAT I'VE REALLY BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT THIS.
EVERYBODY IS IMPORTANT TO THE BODY, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT AS A CLASSROOM TEACHER AND CLASSROOM TEACHERS ARE IMPORTANT, BUT I AM THINKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO ARE FEELING UNDERVALUED LIKE COUNSELORS FOR NOT RECEIVING THE SAME PAY THAT TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS ARE RECEIVING.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT'S MY MOTIVATION BEHIND ASKING THAT QUESTION IF THAT CAN BE AMENDED.
MOVING FORWARD, HOW CAN WE VALUE THAT IT TAKES OUR ENTIRE BODY, THE HEAD, THE HEART, EVERYTHING TO MOVE FORWARD?
>> TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, TRUSTEE HARRISON, WE CAN GO TO SIX PERCENT ACROSS THE BOARD, BUT THAT WILL INCREASE.
I THINK DENNIS WAS TALKING ABOUT 21 MILLION.
NOW, IF I DID MY MATH RIGHT AGAIN AND I'M TRYING TO DO MENTAL MATH HERE, IT'S $1.5 MILLION EXTRA JUST TO GO FROM FIVE TO SIX PERCENT TO DO EVERYONE.
BECAUSE IF WE START PICKING, OUR AP GETS IT AND COUNSELOR GETS IT, IT'S GOING TO OPEN, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE HEALTHY FOR THE ORGANIZATION.
SO EITHER WE DO SIX PERCENT ACROSS THE BOARD, OR A REASON I RECENTLY EDITED THIS ALSO TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS IS BECAUSE EVEN THE STATE CONSIDERS THEM ON ONE CATEGORY, AND IT DOESN'T LOOK AT COUNCILORS AND AP AND PRINCIPAL, THEY LOOK AT THEM AT DIFFERENT CATEGORIES. AM I WRONG?
>> YES, SIR. IT'S REALLY NOT AND IT'S ALWAYS REALLY, REALLY CHALLENGING BECAUSE PEOPLE SEE IT AS VALUE.
THIS IS THE WORST PART OF MY JOB TRYING TO FRAME IT AS THIS BUT WE HAVE A TEACHER SHORTAGE IN THE COUNTRY AND THAT'S WHY WE HAVE STIPENDS AND THE AREAS THAT WE HAVE THEM.
BECAUSE SPECIAL EDUCATION IT'S A HUGE AREA OF OPPORTUNITY AND WE KNOW WE CANNOT MAKE THIS SYSTEM WORK WITHOUT EVERYBODY IN THE SYSTEM, BUT WE HAVE TO HAVE CLASSROOM TEACHERS AND THAT'S WHERE THOSE DIFFICULT DECISIONS COME IN.
AGAIN, I CAN SAY IT TILL I'M BLUE IN THE FACE AND I TRULY MEAN THIS, AND I SAY THIS PUBLICLY, IT'S NOT ABOUT THE VALUE THAT YOU HAVE IN THE ORGANIZATION.
I MEAN, I THINK IF ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM HAD THEIR WAY, WE WOULD PAY AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY COULD TO EVERYBODY IN THE SYSTEM, BUT WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE TEACHERS IN OUR CLASSROOMS FOR OUR STUDENTS.
THAT'S MY OBLIGATION AND I TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY, BUT AGAIN, IT'S NOT ABOUT THE VALUE AND I REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S COMMUNICATED CLEARLY.
>> YEAH, I MEAN, PERCEPTION IS REALITY AND WE KNOW THAT TO YOU.
THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT DECISION AND WE'RE PUTTING A LOT OF FAITH AND TRUST. THANK YOU.
>> ANOTHER EXAMPLE, JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT.
REMEMBER THESE TYPISTS, WHERE WE FOCUSED ON, WE WILL FOCUS ON SECONDARY MATH, WE FOCUSED ON SPECIAL EDUCATION BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT OUR DISTRICT NEEDS, THE MORE SUPPORT WHEN THAT AREA.
I MEAN, IF WE CAN, WE CAN GIVE EVERY TEACHER THAT $3,000, THE PROBLEM IS WE CANNOT AFFORD TO GIVE IT TO EVERY TEACHER.
>> I JUST THOUGHT OF ONE MORE QUESTION.
TYPICALLY, THERE'S A COST IN CALLING FOR AN ELECTION.
IS THERE A COST TO THE DISTRICT TO CALL FOR THE VADER? IN THE PAST, I'D HEARD IT WAS LIKE A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS TO CALL FOR AN ELECTION.
IS THERE A COST TO THE DISTRICT TO CALL THIS ELECTION?
>> YES, THERE'LL BE A COST TO THE DISTRICT TO CALL THE ELECTION.
>> I LITERALLY JUST THOUGHT OF THIS RIGHT NOW, SO IF YOU COULD GET THAT AS WELL, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IT SO WE UNDERSTAND THE COST TO CALL THE ELECTION.
>> WE CAN GET A GOOD ESTIMATE FROM WHAT WE SPENT LAST YEAR.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? RAISE YOUR HAND.
TRUSTEES, I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE A SHORT RECESS.
I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE A SHORT RECESS.
LET'S TAKE 10 MINUTES AND COME BACK AT 08:23.
IT'S 8:24 AND WE ARE BACK IN SESSION.
[G. DISCUSSION ITEMS]
WE'RE AT AGENDA ITEM G1, FIRST READING OF POLICY EIC, LOCAL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT CLASS RANKING.I WILL TURN IT OVER TO DR. AZAEIZ.
>> THANK YOU AGAIN. AND WE HAVE WITH US TWO WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN LEADING THIS WORK.
I KNOW THIS IS WHAT, THIRD TIME?
>> HERE WE GO. [LAUGHTER] SO WE HAVE DR. GUERRERO NANCY AND THEN MICHELLE SWAIN WITH US,
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SO THEY'RE GOING TO LEAD US IS THROUGH THE PRESENTATION.>> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT LANDRUM, DR. AZAEIZ AND TRUSTEES.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE YOU TO SHARE POLICY CHANGE RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO BOARD POLICY, EIC, LOCAL ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, AND CLASS RANK.
EIC IS THE POLICY THAT GOVERNS HOW WE ADDRESS GRADE POINT AVERAGE, RANKING CLASS, AND WAITING OF COURSES.
THE GPA IS A CUMULATIVE AVERAGE OF ALL SEMESTER GRADES EARNED IN STATE ACCREDITED COURSES IN HIGH-SCHOOL, BEGINNING WITH THE FRESHMEN YEAR IN ROUND ROCK ISD HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES.
HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS ACQUIRED IN MIDDLE-SCHOOL ARE APPLIED IN THE HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT, BUT ARE NOT CALCULATED IN GPA OR RANKING CLASS.
CLASS RANK INDICATES A STUDENT'S ACADEMIC STANDING RELATIVE TO PEERS, WHICH IS CURRENTLY CALCULATED USING ONLY CORE ACADEMIC CLASSES, MATH SCIENCE, ENGLISH, SOCIAL STUDIES, AND WORLD LANGUAGES.
NOT ALL COURSES ARE INCLUDED IN THE GPA CALCULATION FOR RANKING CLASS, FOR EXAMPLE, THOSE COURSES DEEMED LOCAL.
ADDITIONAL POINTS ARE ADDED TO COURSES CLASSIFIED AS ADVANCED IN RIGOR.
WHAT WE NOTE IS WEIGHTED COURSES.
CURRENTLY THE ONLY COURSES THAT COUNT FOR WAITING ARE THOSE CORE ACADEMIC CLASSES IN WORLD LANGUAGES THAT COUNT AND RANKING CLASS CALCULATIONS AND ARE DEEMED ADVANCED OR HONORS LEVEL.
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? GPA AND RANKING CLASS POLICY CAN IMPACT A VARIETY OF THINGS INCLUDING COURSE SELECTION, EARLY GRADUATION, HONOR GRADUATE, VALEDICTORIAN, AND SALUTATORIAN, AUTOMATIC ADMISSION INTO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY.
CURRENT POLICY NEEDS REVISION TO ALIGN CURRENT COURSES TO BETTER SUPPORT DESCRIPTION, ALIGNMENT, NOMENCLATURE DUE TO CHANGES IN TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY RECOMMENDATIONS AND COURSE ADDITIONS.
THE RECOMMENDED POLICY CHANGE PROMOTES ALIGNMENT TO DISTRICT CORE VALUES AND BELIEFS FOR OUR STUDENTS AS DEFINED BY ROUND ROCK ISD, SPECIFIC TO SELF-EFFICACY AND BOARD GOAL 3.
AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MS. SWAIN.
>> THANK YOU. SO BEGINNING DURING THE PANDEMIC AND CONTINUING OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST THREE YEARS, WE'VE ENGAGED WITH NUMEROUS STAKEHOLDERS REGARDING THE BARRIERS TO STUDENTS TAKING ADVANCED COURSES IN ORDER TO GAIN A BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF THE RANGE OF PERSPECTIVES AND WHAT SUBSEQUENT ACTIONS WE CAN TAKE AS A DISTRICT TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS TO TAKE SUCH COURSES.
EARLY FEEDBACK FROM PARENTS AND STUDENTS REGARDING THIS TOPIC HIGHLIGHTED CONCERNS OVER VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE BOARD POLICY DETAILING HOW GPA RANK IN CLASS AND WAITING ARE APPLIED.
CONSISTENTLY, STUDENTS AND PARENTS NOTED THAT SPECIFIC COURSES WHICH ARE ADVANCED IN RIGOR AND REQUIRE CONSIDERABLE EFFORT ON THE PART OF THE STUDENT, BUT DO NOT COUNT FOR GPA AND RANK IN CLASS, NOR INCLUDE A WEIGHTED GRADE ARE BEING AVOIDED FOR THAT REASON.
INCLUDED IN THIS WERE AP COURSES LIKE AP SEMINAR AND AP RESEARCH, AP ART HISTORY, AND AP MUSIC THEORY, AND AP STUDIO ART, AS WELL AS COURSES THAT WENT WELL BEYOND THE HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM, LIKE MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS.
THE CONCERN WAS VOICED THAT STUDENTS WERE NOT BEING CREDITED FOR THE ADVANCED EFFORT EXPENDED IN THESE HIGH-LEVEL COURSES AND THAT IT DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED STUDENTS SEEKING ADVANCED COURSEWORK IN THE ARTS.
THESE CONCERNS CONTINUED TO BE ECHOED BY PARENTS AND STUDENTS IN SUBSEQUENT FORUMS EACH TIME POLICY CHANGE WAS DRAFTED, UPDATED, OR DISGUST.
TO GAIN ADDITIONAL INSIGHT, WE CAME BACK TO HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS AND COUNSELORS AND ASKED THEIR PERSPECTIVES BASED ON THEIR HUNDREDS OF DAILY INTERACTIONS WITH STUDENTS.
THEY CONFIRMED THAT THESE WERE CONCERNS THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS DID THE TEACHERS OF THESE COURSES WHEN WE SOUGHT THEIR FEEDBACK.
DUE TO THEIR DIRECT AND CONSISTENT ENGAGEMENT WITH A HIGH VOLUME OF STUDENTS AND PARENTS, WE INCLUDED CAMPUS ADMINISTRATORS AND COUNSELORS IN THE COMMITTEE WORK WE DID LAST YEAR, ENCOURAGING THEM TO ALSO ENGAGE WITH THEIR PEERS BETWEEN MEETINGS TO ENSURE THAT WE WERE ON THE RIGHT TRACK, BEING RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS OF OUR STUDENTS, AND TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE WHOLE CHILD.
EACH TIME CHANGES WERE DISCUSSED, THEY WERE ALSO TAKEN TO THE ADVANCED ACADEMICS AMBASSADORS ACROSS DISTRICT GROUP OF JUNIOR AND SENIOR STUDENTS SELECTED FOR THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE ACROSS MULTIPLE COLLEGE CREDIT BEARING COURSE PLATFORMS. THESE STUDENTS ARE HIGHLY TRAINED IN ALL ASPECTS OF ADVANCED ACADEMICS AND ENGAGE WITH THEIR PEERS FREQUENTLY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FOR TAKING ADVANCED COURSES.
THEY ALSO SHARE THE PERSPECTIVE THAT THESE COURSES WERE DESERVING OF THE WEIGHT.
WHY DOES ANYTHING NEED TO BE CHANGED?
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BASED ON THIS EXTENSIVE FEEDBACK FROM STUDENTS, PARENTS, TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, AND ADMINISTRATORS OVER MULTIPLE YEARS, DISTRICT STAFF SET OUT TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS VOICED.WE WANTED TO CREATE CONSISTENT GUIDELINES THAT CAN BE USED AS FUTURE COURSES ARE ADDED TO THE DISTRICT OFFERINGS BY TEA BUT THE MOST POINTED ISSUE HAS BEEN THAT OUR CURRENT EIC POLICY, WHICH HAS NOT BEEN REVISED SINCE 2017 WHEN EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL LANGUAGE WAS ADDED, NO LONGER REFLECTS OUR ROUND ROCK ISD CORE BELIEFS AND VALUES ABOUT THE WHOLE CHILD AND SUPPORTING THE DIFFERENT WAYS STUDENTS EXHIBIT THEIR GIFTEDNESS.
THE CURRENT POLICY ONLY ALLOWS FOR THE INCLUSION OF CORE COURSES IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH IN RANKING CLASS CALCULATION AND CLARIFIES THAT A SUBSET OF THESE COURSES SHALL BE WEIGHTED IF CLASSIFIED AS HONORS.
THIS LEAVES OUT SEVERAL COLLEGE CREDIT BEARING COURSES, INCLUDING THOSE THAT FALL UNDER FINE ARTS.
THE PROPOSED POLICY, WHICH IS NOW RECOMMENDED TO START WITH THE CLASS OF 2028, BOTH REMOVES THE REFERENCE TO THE PRE-AP MONIKER, WHICH WE NO LONGER USE IN THE DISTRICT AND HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH THE WORD ADVANCED AND FURTHER CLARIFIES THE COURSES THAT WOULD BOTH COUNT FOR RANKING CLASS AND WILL BE WEIGHTED.
THE SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED POLICY CHANGES AS OPPOSED TO CURRENT POLICY WHICH LIMITS RANK IN CLASS AND WAITING TO ONLY CORE CLASSES AND WORLD LANGUAGES.
THE RECOMMENDED CHANGE WOULD INCLUDE THE PIECES SPECIFICALLY HIGHLIGHTED HERE IN YELLOW.
NOW, ALL COLLEGE CREDIT BEARING COURSES, AP, IB, AND ONRAMPS, AS WELL AS THOSE ADVANCED COURSES LEADING TO A COLLEGE CREDIT BEARING COURSE OPPORTUNITY WOULD COUNT.
WE ADDED THIS QUALIFIER BECAUSE THERE ARE A FEW COURSES THAT HAVE ADVANCED IN THE STATE TITLE, BUT ARE NOT ACTUALLY ADVANCED COURSES IN TERMS OF RIGOR, NOR DO THEY LEAD TO COURSES THAT COULD GAIN THEM COLLEGE CREDIT.
ONE EXAMPLE WOULD BE ADVANCED QUANTITATIVE REASONING.
THE POLICY CONTINUES WAITING ALL TALENTED AND GIFTED COURSES AND EXPANDS TO INCLUDE ALL WORLD LANGUAGE COURSES, WHICH WILL ADD ASL TO THE WAITING.
ADDITIONALLY, COURSES BEYOND THE AP AND IB LEVEL, SUCH AS MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE III ARE ADDED TO THE WEIGHTED LIST.
THESE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THE EXTENSIVE FEEDBACK OF A RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS OVERTIME ARE MEANT TO BETTER SUPPORT THE WHOLE CHILD.
RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE WAYS STUDENTS ARE GIFTED ACROSS A VARIETY OF AREAS INCLUDING THE ARTS, AND ALLOWING THEM TO SHOW IT THROUGH RIGOROUS COURSEWORK BETTER ALIGNS TO OUR BOARD GOALS.
YOU CAN SEE THIS IN THE LIST OF COURSES IMPACTED BY THE CHANGE.
THE AP CAPSTONE COURSES OF SEMINAR AND RESEARCH ALLOWS STUDENTS TO ENGAGE IN DEEP RESEARCH ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION OF ADVANCED TOPICS OF INTEREST.
THE AP AND IB FINE ARTS COURSES ALLOW OUR STUDENTS WITH EXCEPTIONAL SKILLS IN THOSE AREAS TO ENGAGE IN AND BE REWARDED FOR CHALLENGING COURSEWORK AND THE COURSES THAT GO BEYOND THE HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM, SUCH AS COMPUTER SCIENCE III, MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS, AND ADVANCED WORLD LANGUAGE SEMINAR, WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE LEVEL 7 OF A LANGUAGE, WILL NOW BE CREDITED AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF RIGOR.
YOU MAY BE ASKING YOURSELF, WHAT ABOUT DUAL CREDIT COURSES? WHERE DID THAT GO? HOW DO WE SWITCH THAT? WE DID.
LET'S GO TO DUAL CREDIT. SO YOU MAY BE ASKING YOURSELF ABOUT DUAL CREDIT COURSES.
AFTER CONSIDERABLE STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK AND EXTENSIVE DISCUSSION, WE DECIDED THAT DUAL CREDIT SHOULD NOT BE PART OF THIS POLICY CHANGE RECOMMENDATION AT THIS TIME.
THE CONSTRAINTS OF AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE GRADES BEING REPORTED AS LETTER GRADES AND NOT NUMERIC AVERAGES, REQUIRING AN ARBITRARY CORRELATION TO BE APPLIED, CAUSED GREAT CONCERN AMONG OUR PARENTS, STUDENTS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND COUNSELORS.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE WITH ACC TO PROVIDE NUMERIC GRADES AND REVISIT THIS AREA IF THERE IS A CHANGE IN THAT STATUS.
THIS CONCLUDES OUR DISCUSSION ON POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS.
HOWEVER, AS PART OF OUR WORK IN REVIEWING ALL COURSES, WE DISCOVERED A SPECIFIC SET OF COURSES THAT WERE ALREADY OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH CURRENT POLICY AND REGARDLESS OF WHAT CHANGES MAY BE MADE TO THAT POLICY, WE'LL NEED THEIR STATUS CHANGED IN THE 2024, 2025 COURSE CATALOG PUBLICATION.
MOST OF THESE ARE CTE OR ELECTIVE COURSES, THAT MAY COUNT AS A CORE COURSE FOR SOME STUDENTS.
MOREOVER, STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK HAS INDICATED THAT THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS TAKE THESE COURSES AS ELECTIVES BASED ON INTERESTS AND WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE ADDED PRESSURE AND STRESS THAT STUDENTS MIGHT ENDURE WERE THERE TO BE INCLUDED IN GPA AND RANK IN CLASS.
THUS, ALL COURSES HIGHLIGHTED IN YELLOW AND ORANGE WILL NOT BE INCLUDED IN GPA OR RANK IN CLASS.
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BUT THE COMPUTER SCIENCE I COURSE WILL CONTINUE TO COUNT, ALTHOUGH NOT BE WEIGHTED DUE TO ITS UNIQUE NATURE AS AN ELECTIVE A MATH, AND A WORLD LANGUAGE COURSE OPTION.>> FIRST STEP IS TRUSTEE HARRISON.
>> NOT SO MUCH A QUESTION, JUST AN EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THIS BACK TO THE COMMUNITY.
I KNOW IT'S NOT ALWAYS EASY TO DO AND IT HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN DONE IN THE PAST AND I REALLY APPRECIATE IT AND I ALSO REALLY APPRECIATE THE FRAMING OF HOW THIS GIVES MORE ACCESS TO STUDENTS. THANK YOU.
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON, BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON SLIDE 9 WITH THE ORANGE CLASSES THAT CURRENTLY DO COUNT FOR GPA AND RANK IN CLASS, BUT WILL NO LONGER COUNT BEGINNING THE '24-'25 SCHOOL YEAR.
DOES THAT IMPACT CURRENT STUDENTS IN HIGH SCHOOL? I THOUGHT THIS WAS THE CLASS OF '28.
IS THAT WHEN THEY HIT THEIR FRESHMAN YEAR?
>> THIS IS NOT PART OF THE POLICY RECOMMENDATION AT ALL.
THESE ARE COURSES THAT, IN OUR EXTENSIVE REVIEW OF ALL THE COURSES TO SEE WHAT THE STATUS WAS FOR EACH AND GET A LAY OF THE LAND, WE FOUND HAD SOMEHOW BEEN APPLIED INCORRECTLY BASED ON CURRENT POLICY.
SO THEY WERE OUT OF ALIGNMENT WITH CURRENT POLICY, AND SO THIS IS A CORRECTIVE ACTION.
>> FOR EXAMPLE, IF WE HAVE A KIDDO THAT TOOK THIS CLASS ADVANCED JOURNALISM AS A SOPHOMORE, AND MAYBE YOU CAN EVEN TAKE IT, BUT JUST PLAY WITH ME IN THIS SCENARIO, AND THEN SENIOR YEAR YOU HAVE A STUDENT WHO ALSO TAKES THAT, THAT THEY'RE ALSO IN THE SAME COHORT NOW, TWO YEARS LATER, AND THEY'RE NOT GETTING ADVANCED CREDIT, WILL IT THEN IMPACT IN THAT SCENARIO OR WILL IT JUST BE APPLIED TO INCOMING STUDENTS FROM MOVING FORWARD? DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?
>> WE ARE NOT GOING TO IMPACT AND CHANGE THE IMPACT TO CURRENT STUDENTS.
WE ALWAYS MAKE CHANGES TO COHORTS.
EVEN THOUGH THE PROPOSAL FOR THE POLICY IS FOR CURRENT SITTING SEVENTH GRADERS, SO 2028, THE ALIGNMENT PIECE WE CAN DO FOR OUR RISING FRESHMEN OR SITTING EIGHTH GRADERS, THAT IT'S THE SAME, SO THE RULES APPLY AND ARE THE SAME.
>> I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER LIGHTS, SO IF ANYBODY WANTS TO MAKE A MOTION.
SORRY, IT'S FIRST READING. I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> NEXT IS OUR BOARDS STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS TIME TRACKER. TRUSTEE WEIR.
>> OUR APRIL REGULAR MEETING WAS NOT GREAT.
WE HAD 38% OF THE TIME WAS ON STUDENT OUTCOMES.
BUT THANKFULLY, WE HAD THE ACADEMIC WORKSHOP, WHICH IS ON OUR MONITORING CALENDAR, AND THAT WAS ALL ABOUT STUDENT OUTCOMES, SO OUR MONTH TOTAL WAS 62.1% ON STUDENT OUTCOMES.
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TIME TRACKER? WE ARE TO AGENDA ITEM G3, TEA MONTHLY MONITOR REPORTS FOR MARCH AND APRIL.
DR. FALTYS IS NOT HERE TONIGHT.
HE IS WATCHING VIRTUALLY OR WILL BE WATCHING IT IN RETROSPECT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IF YOU'LL NOTICE ON THE APRIL REPORT, HE PUT NO CHANGES.
WE'VE COMPLETED ALL OF THE ACTION ITEMS ON OUR CAP, AND NOW WE ARE IN A HOLDING PATTERN BECAUSE WE HAVE COMPLETED ALL OF THE ITEMS ON OUR CAP.
>> IS DR. FALTYS IS GOING TO BE BACK AT ONE OF THESE BOARD MEETINGS? I BELIEVE HE'S JUST MISSED THE LAST TWO OR THREE.
>> I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.
I CAN REACH OUT AND ASK HIM AND RESPOND AND HAVE THE ADMINISTRATION LET US KNOW.
>> I CAN ALSO EMAIL HIM MY QUESTIONS.
>> I SAID I GUESS I CAN ALSO EMAIL HIM MY QUESTIONS.
>> I THINK HE COULDN'T MAKE IT TODAY BECAUSE HE HAS SOME CONFLICTING SCHEDULING OR WHATEVER.
HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HERE, BUT HE COULDN'T MAKE IT TODAY FOR THIS MEETING.
>> IT JUST MAKES IT TWO MONTHS IN A ROW, SO IT'S HARD TO GET OUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED, AND THIS IS ON A PUBLIC AGENDA.
I PREFER TO DO THEM IN PUBLIC, BUT I GUESS WE CAN JUST DO IT BEHIND CLOSED DOORS. THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, WE ARE TO ITEMS H1-5 FOR CONSENT.
[H. ACTION ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION BY CONSENT]
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WE APPROVE ITEMS H1- 5 BY CONSENT.>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL OPPOSED? SEEING NONE, MOTION CARRIES 7-0.
[I. ACTION ITEMS (Part 2 of 2)]
NOW ONTO ITEM I2, ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION FOR STRATEGIC RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT INCENTIVES AND AMENDMENT TO THE ROUND ROCK ISD 2022 - 2023 COMPENSATION PLAN. DR. AZAIEZ.>> THANK YOU AGAIN. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE BRINGING HERE TO OUR TRUSTY.
THANKS TO YOU, YOU APPROVED A $1,000 STIPEND TO OUR TEACHERS, I THINK THAT WAS FOR ANYONE WHO COMPLETED THE SCIENCE OF READING, TRAINING, ACQUIREMENT TRAINING BY TA.
BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT THERE WERE SOME COACHES WHO DID THE TRAINING AND SOME OF OUR OTHER STAFF MEMBERS WHO DID THE TRAINING.
SO THIS IS JUST PRETTY MUCH WITH YOUR APPROVAL, WILL ALLOW US TO PAY OUR STAFF MEMBERS WHO COMPLETED THOSE REQUIREMENTS AND NO ONE GOT BAD YET.
THE PLAN IS TO PAY THEM IN JUNE, SO THIS WOULD PUT US IN PLACE FOR EVERYONE TO BE PAID IN JUNE, RIGHT?
>> YES, SIR. WE HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE COMPLETED AND WILL BE PAID IN JUNE.
WE ALSO HAVE A SUMMER COHORT WHO WILL BE FINISHED I THINK SOMETIME AROUND AUGUST, AND WE'RE HOPING TO GET THOSE FOLKS PAID IN AUGUST AS WELL.
LET'S TALK ABOUT VALUES FOR EMPLOYEES AND VALUING EMPLOYEES.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE IN OUR SYSTEM WHO REALLY WORKED HARD TO DO THIS ADDITIONAL WORK OUTSIDE OF THEIR REGULAR DAY, SO THAT'S THE REASON WHY WE'RE BRINGING THIS RECOMMENDATION FORWARD.
>> THANK YOU FOR HEARING THIS FEEDBACK TO MAKE SURE THIS WAS EXTENDED TO THE PEOPLE THAT DID TAKE SIGNS OF READING TRAINING, AND I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION FOR STRATEGIC RETENTION AND RECRUITMENT INCENTIVES AS OUTLINED IN THE RESOLUTION AND APPROVE THE AMENDMENT TO THE 2022-2023 ROUND ROCK ISD COMPENSATION PLAN AS PRESENTED.
>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES 7-0.
NEXT ITEM IS I3 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON POLICY DC LOCAL.
THIS ITEM WAS REQUESTED BY TRUSTEE BONE, SO I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, TRUSTEE BONE, TO TALK ABOUT YOUR CONCERNS OR PROPOSAL.
>> THIS WAS ON THE AGENDA LAST MONTH AND I BELIEVE IT WAS TRUSTEE WEIR IF I RECALL RIGHT, HAD ACTUALLY THOUGHT THAT THIS CHANGE HAD ALREADY BEEN MADE PREVIOUSLY, AND SO WE HAD ADMINISTRATION GO BACK AND SEE IF THEY COULD FIND IF IT HAD BEEN CHANGED AND NOBODY COULD FIND WHERE THIS HAD BEEN CHANGED.
AGAIN, THIS IS JUST UPDATING THIS POLICY TO BE MORE IN LINE WITH WHAT I HAVE FOUND TO BE THE MAJORITY OF POLICIES.
OBVIOUSLY, I CAN'T GO OUT TO 1,200 SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
BUT THIS IS JUST ALLOWING THE BOARD, THE SUPERINTENDENT STILL HAS FULL CONTROL OF HIRING AND FIRING.
IT JUST BRINGS THE LAST STEP TO THE BOARD, AND THIS IS FOR PRINCIPAL AND ABOVE LEVEL, AND IT LEAVES THE NON-CONTRACTUAL PERSONNEL.
THIS IS JUST EMPLOYMENT OF THE CONTRACTUAL PERSONNEL, AND AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A CHANGE.
AGAIN, THIS HAS COME FROM PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT HAVE LIVED HERE FOR A LONG TIME THAT TALKED ABOUT WHEN THIS WAS CHANGED, THAT THEY DIDN'T LIKE IT, AND THEY HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT COMING BACK.
ACTUALLY LOTS OF FOLKS ACTUALLY BELIEVED THIS IS STILL IN PLACE, SO THAT'S WHY I AM RECOMMENDING THIS CHANGE AND I HOPE IT GETS SUPPORT.
>> I DO ACTUALLY THINK THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT POLICY AND IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I DID BRING UP EARLY ON IN MY TENURE.
>> CAN YOU LEAN A LITTLE CLOSER TO YOUR MICROPHONE?
>> UNFORTUNATELY, I THINK THAT RIGHT NOW THOUGH WE HAVE TWO OF OUR COLLEAGUES WHO USE POLICY LIKE THIS TO ATTACK, AND I WOULD BE VERY HESITANT RIGHT NOW TO CHANGE THAT.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE THAT WE POSTPONE THIS UNTIL DECEMBER 2024.
>> YES, THAT'S MY MOTION TO POSTPONE THIS TILL DECEMBER 2024.
>> TO POSTPONE THIS AGENDA ITEM UNTIL DECEMBER 2024.
>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT I SEE THE PROS AND CONS OF EACH OF THE ARGUMENT, AND I JUST WANT TO ECHO THAT.
I JUST DON'T THINK THAT IT'S THE RIGHT TIME FOR THIS AS A BOARD AND FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND THAT WE DO ALREADY HAVE SOME PROCEDURES IN PLACE AT THE CAMPUS LEVEL WHERE COMMITTEES ARE CREATED IN
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THE HIRING OF A PRINCIPLE THAT INCLUDES COMMUNITY MEMBERS.THERE IS STILL A PIECE OF THAT THAT DOES EXIST.
>> I JUST WANT TO APOLOGIZE TO THE PRIOR BOARD BECAUSE THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT, LIKE TRUSTEE WEIR TALKED ABOUT, SHE'S ACTUALLY FOUR, BUT SHE'S JUST PLAYING POLITICS RIGHT NOW AND DOESN'T WANT TO HOLD OUR CURRENT SUPERINTENDENT ACCOUNTABLE BECAUSE SHE'S AFRAID THAT HE'LL LOOK BAD ON HIS HIRING, I GUESS, SO I DON'T KNOW WHY SHE SHOULD BE AFRAID OF THIS.
>> [OVERLAPPING] POINT OF ORDER.
>> ALL IT IS IS ALLOWING OUR COMMUNITY TO MAKE A COMMENT AND FOR THE BOARD TO HAVE INSIGHT INTO THE DECISIONS THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS MAKING.
>> MY POINT IS TO ENCOURAGE US TO CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH DECORUM.
>> I THINK WE'VE ALLOWED A LITTLE BIT OF IT ON BOTH SIDES.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT PRECEDENT.
I THINK THAT WE NEED TO BE COGNIZANT, ALL TRUSTEES, OF BEING RESPECTFUL TO OUR COLLEAGUES. TRUSTEE WESTON.
>> I APPRECIATE THE CHAIR ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THERE WAS A LACK OF DECORUM FROM TRUSTEE WEIR AT THE OUTSET.
[OVERLAPPING] YOU SAID BOTH SIDES.
>> I SAID BOTH SIDES. THANK YOU.
>> COULD YOU CLARIFY WHAT THAT MEANS?
>> I THINK THAT MORE THAN ONE PERSON HAS HAD A LACK OF DECORUM.
BUT GO AHEAD, YOU HAVE THE FLOOR.
>> I WOULD ACTUALLY JUST LIKE TO ASK OUR COACH IF IT'S GOOD GOVERNANCE BECAUSE YOU'RE OUR LONE STAR GOVERNANCE COACH, COULD YOU WEIGH IN AND HELP US UNDERSTAND IF MAKING A DECISION ON POLICY BASED ON CURRENT TRUSTEES OR CURRENT EMPLOYEES IS A MATTER OF GOOD PRACTICE.
IS THAT GOOD GOVERNANCE TO BASE POLICY OFF OF THAT?
>> BECAUSE I HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THIS BEFORE.
BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE BOARD.
ARE YOU INCLUDING TEACHERS IN THIS RECOMMENDATION THAT THE TEACHERS HAVE TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD?
>> JUST SO YOU KNOW, THIS CAME FROM MULTIPLE ISD.
WE TRIED TO GET THE TASB A STANDARD POLICY BUT THEY COULDN'T GET IT.
>> WHAT I WOULD RECOMMEND AS YOUR COACH, WE HAVE SOME DOCUMENTS THAT I HAVE ACCESS TO THAT TASB AND BOTH TEA HAVE GONE THROUGH AND LOOKED AT CERTAIN LOCAL POLICIES, AND THAT BELONGS SPECIFICALLY TO THE BOARD, THAT THE BOARD CAN NOT DELEGATE TO OTHER PEOPLE AND POLICIES THAT IT IMPLIES.
THAT THE POLICY CAN BE DELEGATED TO THE SUPERINTENDENT AND POLICIES WHERE IT EXPLICITLY STATES.
BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE TALK ABOUT IN LONE STAR GOVERNANCE IS DOING A POLICY DIET AND STREAMLINING THOSE PROCESSES.
I WOULD RECOMMEND POSTPONING THIS, AT LEAST UNTIL WE CAN PUT FORWARD WITH AN AD HOC COMMITTEE, START THE POLICY DIET AND LOOK FOR THIS PARTICULAR POLICY FALLS WITHIN THAT REALM.
I APPRECIATE THAT, MARSHA, BUT THAT WASN'T MY QUESTION.
MY QUESTION IS, AS OUR LONE STAR GOVERNANCE COACH, DO YOU BELIEVE THAT IT IS GOOD PRACTICE FROM A GOVERNANCE PERSPECTIVE FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD TO SET POLICY BASED ON CURRENT PEOPLE SITTING ON THE BOARD?
>> LET ME UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION.
IS IT GOOD GOVERNANCE TO SET POLICY FOR CURRENT PEOPLE SITTING ON THE BOARD? I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND.
>> BECAUSE I'VE SAT HERE BEFORE AND WE'VE HAD PEOPLE COME TO THE MICROPHONE THAT WE PAID PEOPLE LIKE YOU ADVISORS WHO HAVE TOLD US THAT THAT IS NOT GOOD GOVERNANCE, THAT POLICY SHOULD BE SET INDEPENDENT OF WHO THE CURRENT SUPERINTENDENT IS, WHO THE CURRENT BOARD PRESIDENT IS, WHO THE CURRENT BOARD IS, AND WHO THE CURRENT PRINCIPLE OF THIS HIGH-SCHOOL IS.
THAT POLICY IS A STRATEGIC LEVEL DECISION AND SHOULD NOT BE MADE WITH RESPECT TO ANYBODY THAT MIGHT CURRENTLY BE AROUND.
I'M JUST ASKING YOU, IS IT YOUR ADVICE TO BE COUNTER TO WHAT WE'VE BEEN ADVISED OF PREVIOUSLY AND DO WHAT TRUSTEE WE'RE SUGGESTING AND POSTPONE THIS UNTIL AFTER THE NEXT ELECTION.
>> AS YOUR COACH, I WOULD RECOMMEND DELAYING A DECISION ON THIS UNTIL WHEN I AS YOUR COACH, HAVE MORE TIME.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS IN STATUTE YOU'RE REQUIRED TO DO AND HOW YOU GO ABOUT DOING IT DOESN'T REALLY ALTER VERY MUCH.
BUT WAYS TO STREAMLINE DOING THESE PIECES CAN ALSO BE PUT TOGETHER.
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I SAID, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I SAW THIS.I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THE POLICIES THAT WOULD LOOK AT AND HONESTLY, TRUSTEE WESTON IN RESPONSE TO THIS QUESTION IN THIS POLICY AND WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING HERE, I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT MORE IN DEPTH BEFORE I CAN ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.
>> I JUST WANTED TO REMIND THE TRUSTEES WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A POLICY AUDIT RIGHT NOW.
WE'VE ALREADY SPENT TWO DAYS WITH OUR POLICY CONSULTANTS WITH TEA.
THE PLAN WAS TO BRING THOSE TO THE JUNE MEETING.
WE'VE GONE THROUGH ABOUT HALF OF THEM SO FAR.
AS WE HAVE FOUND, MOST DISTRICTS HAVE ABOUT 20 OR 30 SPECIAL POLICIES.
TASB HAS TOLD US THAT OUR DISTRICT HAS OVER 200 THAT WE'VE PUT OUR FINGERS ON.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BRING THAT TO YOU IN JUNE.
I WAS SAYING WE'RE GOING TO ALSO DO A TRAINING FOR YOU.
>> IS THIS POLICY ONE THAT WE PUT OUR FINGERS ON? BECAUSE I BELIEVE IT'S INCONSISTENT WITH OTHER DISTRICTS.
THIS IS ONE THAT MOST DISTRICTS DO PUT THEIR FINGERS ON.
TRUSTEE BONE. I'M NOT SURE WHERE YOU GOT THIS LANGUAGE, BUT I'VE SEEN ABOUT 14 DIFFERENT KINDS.
WE CAN BRING YOU WHAT THE TASB STANDARD LANGUAGES, IF YOU'LL WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THAT DURING OUR POLICY REVIEW IN JUNE?
>> ACTUALLY, WHY WAS THE TASB LANGUAGE NOT GIVEN TO ME? THAT WAS ASKED FOR AND THEN I WAS TOLD THAT YOU'LL WERE NOT ABLE TO GET IT.
NOW I'M HEARING THAT YOU GUYS ARE SETTING WITH POLICY FOLKS AND YET YOU WERE NOT ABLE TO GET ME THE TASB LANGUAGE.
THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS ASKED FOR BY THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD IN THE PRIOR MONTH. YOU'VE HAD A WHOLE MONTH.
I'M CURIOUS OF WHY THE ADMIN DOCTOR, I WAS I USED DID NOT PROVIDE ME THE TASB LANGUAGE.
>> WE LOOKED FOR THE STANDARD LANGUAGE.
WE'D ASK OUR POLICY CONSULTANT, SHE'S GOING TO GET US THAT.
WE DID NOT HAVE THAT BEFORE THIS MEETING.
I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO FAR OFF TOPIC, BUT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR POLICY.
BUT THE REALITY IS ANYTIME WE MAKE A CHANGE OF ANY SORT, THEN THE NEXT TIME TASB DOESN'T UPDATE IT, WE DON'T GET THE UPDATE BECAUSE WE HAVE A SPECIAL POLICY.
WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN IS TASB HAS GOT TO GO PULL THEIR STANDARD POLICY, GO BACK AND SEE AND DO A READ LINE FROM WHEN WE FIRST GOT THIS POLICY FROM WHEN WE CHANGED IT, I BELIEVE WHEN WE CHANGED THIS THE FIRST TIME WAS 2017 AND THEY'VE GOT MANY UPDATES THAT HAPPENED BETWEEN 2017-2023, WHICH WE DON'T GET BECAUSE WE HAD OUR OWN POLICY.
IT'S NOT A MATTER OF I CAN JUST GRAB LANGUAGE OUT OF THERE BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE TO GO BACK AND GET ALL OF THE LANGUAGE.
I CAN GET YOU A RED LINE FOR THAT FROM ALL THE WAY BACK.
WE HAVE REQUESTED THAT FROM OUR TASB POLICY CONSULTANT.
>> JUST TO SUMMARIZE IT FOR YOU.
WE DIDN'T HAVE IT SO TO PROVIDE IT TO YOUR TRUSTEE BOARD.
AS AN ADMINISTRATION, WE DID NOT COME UP WITH THIS TO CHANGE IT OR NOT TO CHANGE IT.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT OBVIOUSLY WITHIN OUR BOARD MEMBERS DECISION TO MAKE.
OBVIOUSLY AS ADMINISTRATION WILL RESPECT ANY DECISION THIS BOARD WILL MAKE.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR.
WE'RE NOT SAYING CHANGE IT OR NOT DO NOT CHANGE, WE DON'T HAVE, IN OTHER WORDS, AN OPINION ABOUT IT. I'M JUST SAYING.
>> I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT BECAUSE I FEEL IT SOUNDS THIS IS WHAT MOST DISTRICTS DO.
WHEN THIS CAME UP, I WANTED TO UNDERSTAND IT BETTER.
I DID A BIT OF A DIVE AND I DON'T HAVE THE PERCENTAGES WITH ME, BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT SOME DISTRICTS DO THIS AND SOME DON'T, THAT'S PART OF LOCAL CONTROL.
WHEN YOU ELECT OFFICIALS AND THAT'S PART OF LOCAL CONTROL AND WHAT'S BEST FOR YOUR DISTRICT AT THE TIME.
I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT THIS IS NOT WHAT ALL DISTRICTS DO AND THAT SCHOOL BOARDS DECIDE BASED ON VARIOUS FACTORS.
I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND FOR MY FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS WHO, IF THEY HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK THIS UP OR NOT.
>> I WOULD POINT OUT THAT, I'VE BEEN IN SCHOOL LAW FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
I HAVE SEEN IT FROM EVERY BOARD MEMBER,
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APPROVES EVERY TEACHER CONTRACT DOWN TO EVERY SUPPORT STAFF MEMBERS CONTRACT ALL THE WAY TO WHAT WE HAVE IT.AS YOU GET LARGER, THERE SEEMS TO BE MORE DELEGATION.
IN MY EXPERIENCE, MOST OF THE LARGER DISTRICTS.
I WILL DEFER TO YOUR BOARD COUNCIL.
DISTRICT THIS SIZE YOU WOULD NOT HAVE PRINCIPLES.
IT WOULD BE EXECUTIVE STAFF AND ABOVE, BUT THAT'S JUST IN MY ANECDOTAL EXPERIENCE, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE TASB RECOMMENDED SAMPLE.
BUT LIKE I SAID I DON'T HAVE THAT AND SO WE'VE TRIED TO GET THAT FROM TASB AND WE CAN FIND ONE THAT'S TRACKS FROM EVERY CHANGE ALL THE WHITE BUT ONCE YOU TOUCH IT, YOU DON'T GET THE CHANGES AND THAT'S WHY WE DON'T HAVE IT.
WE'VE LOOKED FOR ONE BUT APPARENTLY, SINCE WE'VE HAD POLICIES THE BOARD HAS MADE MINOR CHANGES TO THE TASB SUGGESTIONS SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GOING BACK TO 1986 AND TRACKING IT.
THAT'S WHY WE HAVE A POLICY CONSULTANT WHO SAID THAT SHE WOULD DO THAT FOR US.
>> CAN I GET CLARIFICATIONS, SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT TASB CAN'T TELL US THEIR CURRENT POLICY IT SEEMS SUPER SIMPLE.
I HEARD ALL YOUR WORDS BUT IT SOUNDED LIKE AT THE END OF IT, THERE SHOULD BE A TASB STANDARD POLICY THAT'S IN EFFECT TODAY THAT THEY WOULD RECOMMEND SAY WE'RE A NEW SCHOOL DISTRICT OR WE'RE WIPING ALL OF OUR POLICIES AND WE WOULD LIKE THEIR STANDARD POLICY TODAY.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT BECAUSE THIS QUESTION HAS COME UP BEFORE, ISN'T REALLY THIS DIFFICULT TO GET IT?
>> I'M SURE THAT TASB HAS A SET OF SAMPLE POLICIES.
I'M SURE THAT THEY HAVE A SAMPLE SET OF POLICIES FOR LOCAL THAT THEY COULD PROVIDE US.
BUT THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT THE REQUEST WAS CAN WE GET IT? CAN I CALL TASB AND SAY, I NEED YOU TO GET THIS TO ME ASAP I WILL BE HAPPY TO DO THAT.
>> WE'RE YOU TRYING TO GET A FULL HISTORY OF HOW [OVERLAPPING].
>> I'M TRYING TO GET A HISTORY BECAUSE ONCE AGAIN, NOW WHAT TASB DOES WHEN THEY SEND THE RED LINES, THEY HAVE FOR A POLICY THAT CHANGE, THEY HAVE ASSUMED THAT YOU HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE RED LINES AND SO IF YOU'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT WHO HAS AUTHORITY IF THAT'S ALL YOU WANT.
BECAUSE THE DC POLICY IS FAIRLY LONG.
IF YOU JUST WANT THIS PARTICULAR PART?
>> YEAH JUST THIS SECTION AND I ASSUME THOSE TWO SECTIONS ARE STANDARD BUT AGAIN THAT IS TRUSTEE MARTIN POINT NOW THAT MAY NOT BE THE CASE BUT I'VE SEEN THESE TWO SECTIONS, BUT IT WOULD BE THESE TWO SECTIONS BUT ALL ARE THE TWO THAT I'M PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN.
>> I WILL ASK OUR POLICY CONSULTANT TO GET THOSE JUST SO YOU WE DID NOT IGNORE YOUR REQUEST AND MY POLICY ANALYSTS WORKED ON THIS THAT WAS THE LAST THING SHE DID BEFORE SHE LEFT.
>> I'M SORRY I WAS GOING TO JUST SAY I'M TRYING TO KEEP TRACK OF THE TIME AND IT'S 45 SECONDS FOR YOUR QUESTIONS.
>> WELL THAT'S NOT THE QUESTION WE WERE HAVING A DISCUSSION AND I DON'T BELIEVE THERE WAS ANYTHING IN THE MOTION ABOUT DISCUSSION.
THERE WAS NO IN THE MOTION [OVERLAPPING].
>> I WAS JUST TREATING IT AS YOUR QUESTIONS WERE COMING IN PIECE BY PIECE.
>> A QUESTIONS ENDS WITH A QUESTION MARK.
>> I'M NOT GOING TO ARGUE TRUSTEE BONE I'M JUST TRYING TO KEEP TRACK OF THE EVERY BOARD MEMBERS QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU WELL WE'VE JUST NOW SEEN HOW I DO WORRY STAFF AND POTENTIAL STAFF WILL BE TREATED SO I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE QUESTION.
>> I WOULD CALL A QUESTION AND A SECOND.
OPPOSED? ONLY BECAUSE I HAD A QUESTION MOTION CARRIES FOUR, THREE.
THE MOTION WAS TO DELAY THIS POLICY CHANGE OR REVIEW UNTIL DECEMBER 2024.
I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND, ALL OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES FIVE, TWO.
ITEM I4 FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION ON BOARD COUNCIL RFQ AND I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY WHO'S GOING TO START THIS DISCUSSION IS THIS GOING TO YOU, MS. HILL?
>> ACTUALLY THIS IS GOING TO GO TO OUR PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT AND I THINK YOU ALL KNOW DANNY.
>> WHILE WE'RE CHANGING SEATS AND ALLOWING MR. PULLMAN TO SIT DOWN TRUSTEES YOU ARE GIVEN
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A SAMPLE RFQ I HOPE YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW.IT'S PRETTY STANDARD LANGUAGE AND THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS MOVING FORWARD.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, MR. PULLMAN.
>> GOOD EVENING EVERYONE AND YES I KNOW MANY OF YOU BUT THERE'S A COUPLE OF NEW FACES HERE I HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET YET SO VERY NICE TO MEET YOU.
I WANTED TO START BY PROVIDING A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ON THIS AND ALSO CLARIFYING WHAT YOUR OPTIONS ARE AT THIS POINT.
BACK IN 2018, MY PREDECESSOR GUIDED THE PRIOR BOARD THROUGH THIS REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS PROCESS TO SELECT YOUR CURRENT LEGAL COUNSEL AND IT WAS AWARDED AS A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH FOUR ADDITIONAL EXTENSION OPTIONS OF ONE YEAR AND WHILE WE ARE APPROACHING THE END OF THE FOURTH EXTENSION OPTION LEGAL SERVICES OR ONE OF THE FEW PROFESSIONAL SERVICES THAT ARE EXEMPT FROM TEA IS A REQUIREMENT TO BE COMPETITIVELY PROCURED.
MEANING YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO GO THROUGH THIS PROCESS IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.
IF YOU'RE SATISFIED WITH YOUR CURRENT LEGAL COUNSEL SERVICES YOU CAN SIMPLY CONTINUE WITH THEM IN WHICH CASE YOU WOULD EXECUTE A NEW LETTER OF ENGAGEMENT FOR THE NEXT YEAR AND WE CAN CONTINUE REVISITING THIS EACH YEAR WHEN YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO ENACT THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS PROCESS AT ANY TIME OR AT EACH YEAR WE CAN CHECK IN WITH YOU AS WE HAVE BEEN DOING.
THAT'S THE FIRST OPTION IS TO SIMPLY CONTINUE WITH YOUR CURRENT LEGAL COUNSEL.
PERHAPS THERE'S IMPORTANCE AND HAVING CONTINUITY WITH SOME THINGS THEY MAY BE WORKING WITH YOU ON THAT'S A DECISION YOU ALL HAVE TO MAKE.
THE SECOND OPTION IS TO GO AHEAD AND GO THROUGH THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS PROCESS IN WHICH CASE WE WOULD ISSUE THIS DOCUMENT.
THIS IS JUST A DRAFT OF COURSE YOU ALL WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE INPUT ON THIS BEFORE WE ISSUE IT AND WE CAN WORK TOGETHER ON THAT.
WE WOULD ACCEPT STATEMENTS OF QUALIFICATION FROM ANY QUALIFIED FIRMS. YOU ALL WOULD EVALUATE THEM, SCORE THEM, RANK THEM AND YOU'D HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SELECT FIRMS THAT YOU'D LIKE TO INTERVIEW WITH, IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO AND THEN MAKE A SELECTION FOR LEGAL COUNSEL AND THE CURRENT LEGAL COUNSEL WOULD HAVE THE ABILITY TO SUBMIT A RESPONSE TO THAT AS WELL IF WE GO DOWN THAT ROAD.
THE THIRD OPTION, THE BOARD COULD SELECT A FIRM WITHOUT GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THAT, BUT THAT IS A THIRD OPTION THAT YOU HAVE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT?
>> NO QUESTIONS. I MOVE TO ENACT THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION PROCESS FOR BOARD COUNCIL.
>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TRUSTEE WESTON.
>> YOUR MOTION YOU JUST MADE WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT MEAN?
>> IT MEANS THAT WE WOULD ENACT THIS RFP AND FIRMS COULD APPLY JUST AS MR. PULLMAN JUST SAID WHICH MEANS THAT PANIC AND ISCHEMIA CAN REAPPLY BUT IT WOULD GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT FIRMS AND SEE IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH.
WE DON'T HAVE TO BUT WE CAN AND IT HAS BEEN FOR YEARS AND I JUST FEEL LIKE IT WOULD BE GOOD TO REFRESH.
>> NOW I AGREE WITH THAT BUT DOES YOUR EMOTION MEAN THAT WE'RE GOING TO USE THIS SAMPLE?
>> NO I THINK THAT EVEN IF WE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS WE STILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY THEY WILL LOOK AT THE RFQ AND COME BACK TO US IF THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTOOD.
>> LET ME PROVIDE YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT OF CLARIFICATION ON THE SAMPLE THAT WE HAVE PROVIDED.
WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS WE TOOK, THE LAST TIME YOU WENT OUT FOR AN RFQ ON BOARD COUNCIL WAS IN 2018.
WE STARTED WITH THE 2018 RFQ AS A BASE, THEN WE CONTACTED BOARDS THAT HAD GONE OUT FOR RFQS ON BOARD COUNCIL.
THIS IS JUST BOARD COUNCIL, THIS IS NOT ANY OTHER LEGAL COUNCIL.
WE GOT THE THE SAMPLES THAT THEY HAD USED.
IN ADDITION, I HAD CONTACTED TASB AND THEY HAD BEEN DRAFTING A SAMPLE WARD COUNCIL RFQ.
WHAT WE DID IS WE INCORPORATED WHAT WE THOUGHT WERE THE BEST OF ALL OF THOSE RESOURCES, STARTING WITH YOUR 2018 AS A BASE.
SOME OTHER THINGS THAT WE HAVE ADDED WERE
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THINGS THAT WE'VE SEEN IN RECENT ONES AS WELL AS THE TASB, PLUS JUST SOME BEST PRACTICES THAT WE THOUGHT WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE BOARD.>> I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A GOOD STARTING POINT.
I THINK THIS MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.
I JUST HAD SOME TWEAKS OR SOME QUESTIONS I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE TO YOU GUYS ABOUT THIS.
THAT'S WHY I'M TRYING TO SEE CLARITY IS YOUR EMOTION THAT THIS SAMPLE BECOMES THE RFQ THAT WE PUSH OUT [OVERLAPPING]
>> THAT IS NOT MY MOTION BECAUSE IT SAYS I TOOK THE LANGUAGE THAT MR. PULLMAN JUST SAID REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION PROCESS.
IN THE PROCESS TO ME THAT SAYS THAT WE CAN STILL MAKE CHANGES AND THIS IS JUST A SAMPLE.
BUT THAT'S THE INTENT BEHIND MY MOTION, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S APPROPRIATE TO DO THAT TONIGHT, OR IF PART OF THE PROCESS IS SAYING, WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD, WILL YOU ACCEPT OUR FEEDBACK?
>> WELL, BECAUSE HERE'S MY CONCERN.
I DON'T SEE ANY HERE UNLESS I OVERLOOKED IT.
TYPICALLY, MY EXPERIENCE WITH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IS THAT THERE'LL BE A STATEMENT OF PHILOSOPHY.
WHAT IS YOUR PHILOSOPHY, YOUR APPROACH TO THE LAW? I DON'T SEE THAT HERE.
>> I HAVE SEEN THAT IN OTHER PROFESSIONAL RFQS, BUT I WILL TELL YOU AS SOMEONE WHO HAS ANSWERED PROBABLY A MILLION A HALF OF THESE.
THAT'S NEVER BEEN ASKED ON ANY OF THEM, AND THAT'S NOT WHAT EITHER TASB OR THE OTHER BOARDS HAD ASKED FOR.
IF THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD WOULD LIKE US TO ADD TO THAT, WE'D BE HAPPY.
>> IF IT'S ATYPICAL THEN I CAN LET THAT ONE GO.
BUT I DID WANT THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH MY COLLEAGUES, I THOUGHT THERE WAS VALUE THERE.
THE OTHER THING JUST SPECIFICALLY ON ITEM 6C, WHICH IS ON PAGE 3.
AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE 3, DO YOU SEE ITEM NUMBER 6.
IT SAYS CLIENT REFERENCES, IT SAYS PROVIDE A MINIMUM OF 10 TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCES.
MY CONCERN TO MY COLLEAGUES IS I FEEL LIKE THAT SOMETIMES THESE THINGS ARE WRITTEN TO PROMOTE CERTAIN PEOPLE.
I THINK THIS DOCUMENT CALLS THEM PROPOSERS.
I WOULD LIKE TO LOWER THE BARRIER TO ENTRY OF FIRMS. I WOULD GO DOWN TO THREE.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO CAST A WIDER NET, THAT WOULD BE MY PREFERENCE.
>> I UNDERSTAND THAT, AND THAT'S WHY I THINK I ADDED THE NOTE AT THE BOTTOM.
IF YOU LOOK AT UNDER C IF YOU'LL LOOK AT THE NOTE IT SAYS FOR THE ABOVE, IF THE FIRM DOES NOT HAVE THAT NUMBER, YOU CAN [OVERLAPPING]
>> AS A WAY TO GIVE REFERENCES IF THEY'RE NOT SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
>> THEY'RE NOT SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT. THAT'S PROBABLY SATISFACTORY.
I APOLOGIZE, I'VE HAD A VERY BUSY WEEK.
I'LL JUST SAY THAT. THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT TO ME.
MY LAST QUESTION IS, IS THERE ANYTHING IN THIS RFQ THAT YOU THINK PROTECTS OUR BOARD OR GIVES OUR BOARD THE ABILITY TO HAVE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT BAR COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST THE ATTORNEYS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED? AGAIN TO MY COLLEAGUES, MAYBE I ASK A QUESTION FOR MY COLLEAGUES.
ARE YOU OPPOSED TO ADDING IN HERE THAT WE WOULD DISLIKE DISCLOSURE OF THE NUMBER OF BAR COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST THE ATTORNEYS? BECAUSE I THINK THIS DOCUMENT THEY HAVE TO NAME THE ATTORNEYS THAT THEY WOULD ACTUALLY BE REFERRING TO US.
>> I WOULD BE OKAY WITH SUBSTANTIATED COMPLAINTS.
>> YOU MIGHT WANT TO ALSO LOOK UNDER B4 IT TALKS ABOUT ACTUAL PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
I WOULD NOTE THAT WITH REGARD TO BAR COMPLAINTS, B4.
>> B4 AND AFTER. UNDER NUMBER?
>> UNDER EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS IF YOU LOOK AT NUMBER 4.
>> THAT WOULD BE UNSUBSTANTIATED BAR COMPLAINT WOULD FALL UNDER B4?
BECAUSE WITH UNSUBSTANTIATED COMPLAINTS THE ATTORNEYS AREN'T NECESSARILY EVEN NOTICED IF THERE'S AN UNSUBSTANTIATED COMPLAINT OR THE BAR ASSOCIATION CAN DISMISS SOMETHING WITHOUT EVEN ADVISING THE ATTORNEYS.
>> WHAT'S THAT FIRST THRESHOLD THAT THE ATTORNEY HAS TO ANSWER? BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE MEAN BY SUBSTANTIATED.
BECAUSE YOU CAN CROSS THE FIRST HURDLE I KNOW, AND THEN THEY HAVE TO REPLY WITH A WRITTEN DOCUMENT.
WHEREVER THAT LANGUAGE IS, I WOULD LIKE THAT INCLUDED, THAT WOULD BE MY PREFERENCE TO MY COLLEAGUES.
>> IF WE DO THAT, WE HAVE TO SAY WHO DID THE COMPLAINT SO THAT WE KNOW IF IT'S ONE OF OUR TRUSTEES THAT COMPLAINED AGAINST SOMEONE FROM ISCHEMIA AND PANIC.
WE KNOW THAT ALSO, IF WE GO THAT ROUTE.
>> WHY COULD YOU EVEN INCLUDE THE COMPLAINTS THEMSELVES.
I'M FOR FULL TRANSPARENCY ON THIS.
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>> I WILL JUST TELL YOU THAT I'VE NEVER HAD THAT IN ANY ONE THAT I'VE RESPONDED TO BUT THAT'S OBVIOUSLY THE BOARD'S CALL.
>> AS A STEWARD OF TAX DOLLARS, I JUST THINK IT'S GOOD FOR US TO HAVE VISIBILITY OF THAT WHEN WE'RE HIRING LAWYERS.
>> I'M FINE WITH SUBSTANTIATED ONES AS IN B4, BUT I DON'T NEED TO KNOW EVERY COMPLAINT THAT'S EVER BEEN MADE THAT DIDN'T HAVE ANY TRACTION ON IT.
>> I AGREE WITH PRESIDENT LANDRUM.
>> THE ONE QUESTION I HAD ON THIS WAS IN SECTION 7 ON PAGE 4.
THE CURRENT CONTRACT SAID THAT IT'S AN ANNUAL ONE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH FOUR OPTIONS TO RENEW.
THIS ONE DOES NOT HAVE A SET ON THE NUMBER OF YEARS BEFORE WE WOULD COME TO THIS PROCESS AGAIN.
IT JUST SAYS CAN EXTEND THE CONTRACT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS FOR ONE-YEAR TERMS. DO WE WANT TO PUT A LIMIT FOR FUTURE BOARDS? IS THAT IN THE CONTRACT OR IS THAT TYPICALLY IN THE RFQ?
>> THE CONTRACT? > THAT'S USUALLY IN THE CONTRACT, NOT IN THE RFQ.
>> THEN I'M FINE WITH IT AS IT IS.
>> QUESTION ON TIMING SAYS THE ANTICIPATED CONTRACT START DATE IS JULY 1ST.
THAT'S GOING TO BE A PRETTY QUICK TURNAROUND WITH IT NOW BEING MAY 18TH AND WE'VE GOT A BUNCH OF STUFF COMING UP, SO IS THAT STILL AN ANTICIPATED START DATE?
>> WE DO HAVE THE OPTION TO EXECUTE WHAT'S CALLED A 30-DAY EMERGENCY EXTENSION, AND WE CAN DO UP TO THREE OF THOSE, SO WE REALLY COULD EXTEND OUR CURRENT CONTRACT FOR UP TO 90 DAYS WHILE WE WORK THROUGH THIS PROCESS.
>> WE CAN EXECUTE WHAT WE CALL AN EMERGENCY CONTRACT EXTENSION OF 30 DAYS.
WE CAN DO UP TO THREE OF THOSE, SO REALLY WE COULD HAVE AN ADDITIONAL 90 DAYS TO EXTEND OUR CURRENT CONTRACT WHILE WE WORK THROUGH THIS PROGRESS.
>> WHAT WOULD BE THE TIME-FRAME IF THIS RFQ WERE TO BE APPROVED TONIGHT? WE'VE TWEAKED THIS REQUEST, AND WHAT'S THE TIME-FRAME FOR WHEN IT WOULD BE POSTED TO GO ACTIVE WHEN IT WOULD CLOSE, WHEN WE WOULD LOOK AT DOING INTERVIEWS, THE DISTRICT IS GOING TO BE CLOSED THERE FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AT THE END OF JULY.
WE TYPICALLY DON'T MEET IN JULY, WOULD REQUIRE US HAVING SOME MEETINGS IN JULY, CAN YOU GIVE ME THE TIMELINE OF HOW REALISTICALLY WE COULD COMPLETE THIS ON A TIMELINE?
>> I WOULD SAY PROBABLY 60-90 DAYS IS A REALISTIC TIME FRAME.
WE COULD ISSUE THIS AS SOON AS NEXT WEDNESDAY.
IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ISSUED FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO WEEKS.
IT COULD BE LONGER IF YOU'D LIKE, BUT THAT'S THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENT, ISSUED FOR TWO WEEKS, AND FROM THERE WE CLOSE IT.
WE THEN BEGIN EVALUATING RESPONSES, SO I THINK 60-90 DAYS, IT'S PROBABLY A GOOD REALISTIC TIME FRAME FOR WHEN WE WOULD HAVE AN AWARD MADE.
>> THERE'S ALSO THE PROCESS I'M SORRY TO-
>> LET ME ALSO SUGGEST JUST AS SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THIS PROCESS, TWO WEEKS, THIS IS A FAIRLY SUBSTANTIAL PROPOSAL THAT WE'RE GETTING TOGETHER.
THAT WE'RE ASKING FIRMS IF WE POST IT AND WE ONLY GIVE PEOPLE TWO WEEKS, THAT IS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT, I BELIEVE FOR MOST FIRMS, ESPECIALLY FIRMS THAT DO ANY SCHOOL LAW RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THIS IS EVERYBODY'S BUSY SEASON.
NOT EVERYBODY HAS BEEN WELL MANAGED FROM AN HR STANDPOINT AS THIS DISTRICT.
I KNOW A LOT OF DISTRICTS ARE GOING THROUGH NON-RENEWALS RIGHT NOW, AND SO IT'S GOING TO BE A BUSY TIME.
I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE GIVE AT LEAST 30 DAYS FOR THE FIRMS MOST COMMONLY, I'VE SEEN 45 DAYS, BUT, KNOWING THAT WE'VE GOT SOME TIME LIMITATIONS HERE, THEN I WOULD SAY AT LEAST IT NEEDS TO STAY UP ON 30 DAYS.
>> I WAS ALSO GOING TO ADD TO THAT THE PROCESS YOU MAY WANT TO, AGAIN, THAT'S UP TO OUR BOARD, IF YOU WANT TO HAVE HALF CONVERSATION WITH THE FINALIST OR INTERVIEW OR WHATEVER, SO THAT ALSO WILL EXTEND, I GUESS THE AMOUNT OF TIME YOU GUYS NEED TO SELECT THIS ORGANIZATION OR THIS FIRM, WHATEVER FIRM SO AUGUST, PROBABLY SEPTEMBER BEFORE WE REALLY HAVE SOMEBODY HERE OR CONTINUE.
>> I THINK I'VE JUST INDICATED PREVIOUSLY JUST TO REMIND THE BOARD AND JUST SO YOU ALL KNOW, I'VE INDICATED PREVIOUSLY WE CAN CONTINUE PROVIDING SERVICES UNTIL THE BOARD DECIDES TO DO THIS RFQ.
WE'LL BE HAPPY TO CONTINUE PROVIDING SERVICES UNTIL WHATEVER HAPPENS IN THE FUTURE.
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JUST AS A NOTE ON THE DISCIPLINARY MATTER, I KNOW THERE'S SOME QUESTIONS BY SOME BOARD MEMBERS JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN GO UP AND LOOK IN ANY ATTORNEY IN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND IT'S PUBLIC INFORMATION FOR EVERY ATTORNEY PUBLIC DISCIPLINARY HISTORY.I PULLED MINE UP AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, NOT PUBLIC DISCIPLINARY HISTORY.
I'VE BEEN PRACTICING LAW 25 YEARS, AND ANYONE COULD SEE THAT'S ALWAYS BEEN THAT WAY, SO THAT'S JUST PUBLIC RECORD.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING WE REALLY NEED TO FINALIZE EVERYTHING.
IN SECTION 5, IT TALKS ABOUT A DEADLINE OF MAY 11TH, WHICH HAS ALREADY PASSED.
THE RESPONSES MUST BE SUBMITTED BEFORE 2:00 PM ON MAY 11TH, SO WE NEED TO ADJUST THAT DATE.
>> HAVE WE AGREED ON 30 DAYS OUT?
>> I ACTUALLY WOULD LIKE TO GIVE 45 JUST BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF FIRMS ARE GOING TO BE DOING THE TAX, THE BUDGETS ARE COMING UP, EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE BIG IN MAY AND JUNE, SO IF WE'RE GOING TO DO IT, I THINK 45 DAYS TO GET PEOPLE, AT LEAST MOST OF THESE FIRMS PASSED THAT, OR WE WON'T GET VERY GOOD CANDIDATES.
>> TRUSTEES ZARATE, MARKUM, DO YOU HAVE AN OPINION, TRUSTEE BONE, DO YOU HAVE AN OPINION ON 30 OR 45? LET'S GO WITH 45 JUST TO CAST THE WIDEST NET.
HOW ABOUT CAN WE MAKE IT IN OUR MOTION TO ALLOW FOR ANY TECHNICALITY CHANGES IN CASE I MISSED ANYTHING?
>> I THINK IF YOU ALL COULD JUST TELL US TO GO FORWARD WITH THE RFQ AS OUTLINED IN THE SAMPLE RFQ PROVIDED TO THE BOARD THAT WOULD BE FINE.
ONCE AGAIN, VALERIE, I'LL DEFER.
BUT I WANT TO BEFORE WE GO TO THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M CLEAR, WE CAN ADJUST THE DATES.
WE'LL GO FROM THE DATE WE CAN GET IT POSTED, AND THEN WE'LL ADD 45 TO THAT, SO THAT WILL BE FINE.
WE ALSO, I BELIEVE WE ALL WANTED SOME CLARIFICATION ON BEFORE, SO DETAILED EXPLANATION OF ANY SUBSTANTIATED PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS.
I'M GOING TO ADD THE WORD SUBSTANTIATE IT.
>> I THINK IF IT'S ON THE STATE BAR WEBSITE, IT'S SUBSTANTIATED. [OVERLAPPING]
>> I COULD SAY SUBSTANTIATE OR I CAN SAY PUBLIC.
>> YEAH, THAT JUST KEEPS US FROM HAVING TO GO TO THE WEBSITE ON EVERY SINGLE ATTORNEY.
>> I BELIEVE THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE NOT PUBLIC THOUGH, THAT THEY WOULD KNOW ABOUT BECAUSE IF YOU GO TO THE LEGAL OUT BRIEFING EVERY MONTH, THERE ARE ONES THAT ARE NOT PUBLIC.
>> PEOPLE GET PRIVATE REPRIMANDS.
>> YEAH PRIVATE REPRIMANDS. [OVERLAPPING]
>> BUT EVEN IF YOU ARE GETTING A PRIVATE REPRIMAND, IT WOULD SHOW UP ON THE STATE BAR WEBSITE UNDER YOUR NAME.
IF THERE WAS, IT'LL SHOW DISCIPLINARY HISTORY.
IT WON'T SAY WHAT KIND, BUT IT'LL SAY THERE WAS DISCIPLINARY.
>> I JUST WAS WORRIED ABOUT WHEN YOU SAID PUBLIC.
>> I THINK SUBSTANTIATED IS FINE.
>> IF THE WORD SUBSTANTIATED IS FINE, THEN I WILL ADD THAT.
WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE NEED TO ADJUST?
>> IN SECTION 7 AND PROBABLY AN ANTICIPATED CONTRACT START DATE WOULD NOT BE UNTIL AUGUST 1.
THEN I DIDN'T GET ANY FEEDBACK FROM TRUSTEES ON DO WE PUT A LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF YEARS THIS CAN BE RENEWED.
>> THAT'S IN THE CONTRACT, NOT IN THE RFQ.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. SORRY, YOU'RE RIGHT.
>> IT'S ONLY 9:18. [OVERLAPPING]
>> DO I NEED TO AMEND MY MOTION OR WOULD SAYING QUALIFICATION PROCESS BE SUFFICIENT? SO DO I NEED TO WITHDRAW AND AMEND?
>> CAN YOU READ AGAIN WHAT YOU SAID?
>> I MOVED TO ENACT THE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATION PROCESS FOR BOARD COUNCIL.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION. DID SOMEBODY SECOND? MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIES 7, 0.
WE ARE TO BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS.
[J. BOARD BUSINESS]
I HAVE A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS.ONCE AGAIN, A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO THE PEARSON RANCH MIDDLE SCHOOL ORCHESTRA UNDER THE DIRECTION OF CHOLINE WATLEY FOR PERFORMING TONIGHT.
I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE ANYBODY WHO CAN TO GET HERE BY AROUND 05:15 AT OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETINGS, WE HAVE SOME AMAZING MUSICAL PERFORMANCES THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON.
WE WILL BE DISCONTINUING THOSE FOR THE SUMMER.
OBVIOUSLY, OUR STUDENTS WON'T BE HERE.
PROBABLY WON'T HAVE ONE IN SEPTEMBER EITHER BECAUSE THAT'S PRETTY QUICK AFTER THEY GET BACK INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR TO GET SOMEBODY READY FOR A PERFORMANCE.
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BUT TYPICALLY OCTOBER THROUGH MAY, WE HAVE SOME PRETTY AMAZING STUDENT PERFORMANCES.WE HAVE A COUPLE OF UPCOMING BOARD MEETINGS.
I ANNOUNCED LAST WEEK WE CANCELED THE MAY 11TH MEETING AND THEN WE ARE CANCELING OUR JUNE 1ST MEETING AND IT'S ALL BEING LUMPED INTO THE JUNE 8TH MEETING.
TRUSTEES WERE HAVING A GRIEVANCE BUDGET WORKSHOP, FACILITIES WORKSHOP, AND A POLICY TRAINING.
POLICY TRAINING WILL TAKE ABOUT 30 MINUTES I THINK, OF WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD AND JUST A LITTLE PREVIEW ON THAT, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REVIEWING ALL OF OUR POLICY MANUAL, LIKE MS. HILL TALKED ABOUT, AND WE NEED TO BE TRAINED ON WHAT TO LOOK FOR AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THESE POLICIES THAT HAVE BEEN FLAGGED BY TASB BE THAT WE NEED TO BE REVIEWING, SO IT'S GOING TO TAKE ABOUT 30 MINUTES FOR US TO GET TRAINED ON HOW TO ACTUALLY REVIEW OUR OWN POLICIES.
DID I SUMMARIZE THAT CORRECTLY, MS. HILL?
>> THAT IS CORRECT. WE'RE GOING TO BE SENDING YOU ALL SHORTLY AFTER THAT.
ALL OF THE SUGGESTIONS THAT WE HAVE AND ON QUITE A FEW OF THEM, WE ARE GOING TO BE SUGGESTING THAT WE GO BACK TO THE STANDARD POLICIES AND I THINK OUR BOARD TRAINER WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE US SOME GOOD INFORMATION FOR FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, FOR GOING BACK TO SOME OF THOSE STANDARD POLICIES THAT WILL MAKE OUR CFO VERY HAPPY.
>> FOR THAT MEETING, TRUSTEE BONE, YOU HAVE NOT RSVP.
DO YOU KNOW IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE AVAILABLE ON JUNE 8TH?
>> I WOULD HAVE TO PULL UP MY CALENDAR AND CHECK.
>> WHILE YOU'RE DOING THAT, YOU HAVE NOT RSVP FOR OUR REGULAR BOARD MEETING ON JUNE 20TH.
THAT WILL BE OUR BUDGET ADOPTION.
AND SO ANYBODY THAT IF WE CAN GET YOUR RSVP UPDATED ON THE CALENDAR, TRUSTEE BONE, THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
>> I'M COMING BACK INTO TOWN THAT DAY FROM NEW YORK WITH CEDAR RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL THEATER, SO I'M PLANNING TO BE BACK, BUT THAT'LL BE BY THE GRACE OF GOD AND THE AIRLINES.
>> THAT'S JUNE 20TH. WHAT ABOUT JUNE 8TH?
>> WHILE SHE'S LOOKING, JUST ANOTHER CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR GRADUATES.
WE WILL BE VERY, VERY BUSY FOR THREE DAYS, NEXT WEEK, FOR ALL SEVEN OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS.
IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE TIMES OF THE YEAR, SO TYPICALLY ABOUT 3,500 KIDS. DO WE KNOW HOW MANY?
>> THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED THIS YEAR, SO THAT'S AMAZING.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR GRADUATES FOR THE CLASS OF 2023.
I'M SUPER PROUD OF YOU ALL FOR HITTING THE FINISH LINE, LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE WHAT YOU DO IN THE FUTURE.
DR. AZAIEZ HAS SOME ANNOUNCEMENTS AND THEN I'LL GET TO TRUSTEE ANNOUNCEMENTS.
>> THANK YOU PRESIDENT AMBER FELLER.
THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE ARE ALMOST THERE NEXT WEEK.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE STUDENTS ACTUALLY WALK IN AND GETTING THEIR DIPLOMAS AND FINISHING UP WHAT ALMOST 12 YEARS WITH US.
I WANT TO ALSO THANK OUR BOARD MEMBERS WHO WERE ABLE TO ATTEND SEVERAL.
WE HAD SEVERAL SENIOR AWARDS TOP 10 SO I SEE MANY OF YOU ON THIS CEREMONY, SO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ATTENDING.
BUT AGAIN, LOOK INTO HAVING ABOUT 3,600 STUDENTS, HOPEFULLY, PROUD OF THEM, THEIR HARD WORK AND EARN THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.
WE ALSO HAVE SOME COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL ACTUALLY EARN ALMOST 60 OF THEM ACTUALLY EARNED THEIR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, AS WELL AS THE SOCIAL DEGREES.
WE ARE ALSO SUPER PROUD OF THEM AND WE KNOW THAT IN JUST HAPPEN BY SURPRISE, OBVIOUSLY, THANKS TO ALL THE HARD WORK OF OUR TEACHERS, OUR STUDENTS, OBVIOUSLY, TEACHERS, STAFF AND OUR PARENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE THAT A REALITY, SO A MESSAGE OF THANKS TO EVERYBODY FOR REALLY WORKING REALLY, REALLY HARD.
THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS I WAS PART OF SOMETHING REALLY COOL ALSO.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE 10 FUTURE EDUCATORS WHO ACTUALLY SIGNED AND EDDIE WAS THERE AND SEVERAL OF OUR PRINCIPLES, AND THEY WERE THERE, THEY SIGN THEIR LETTER OF INTENT, SO THEY'RE LEAVING US, THEY ARE GRADUATING FROM OUR HIGH SCHOOLS, BUT THEY ARE GOING TO PURSUE A CAREER IN EDUCATION AND 10 HAVE THEM SIGN THEIR LETTER OF INTENT TO COME BACK AND WORK FOR US, SO WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THAT.
WE UP TO 10 THIS YEAR AND EDDIE IS LIKE THUMBS UP BY 10 NEXT YEAR.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET AS MANY AS POSSIBLE BACK.
WE'RE SUPER EXCITED TO HAVE OUR STUDENTS GO TO SCHOOL HERE, GRADUATE FROM HERE, GO AND GET A COLLEGE DEGREE AND COME BACK AND HELP EDUCATE FUTURE STUDENTS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH OUR BASEBALL.
I KNOW AROUND LIKE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL TEAM IS PLAYING.
I'M THINKING THEY'RE STILL PLAYING, STILL ZERO-ZERO.
THANK YOU BECAUSE THEY ARE PLAYING OUR REGIONAL QUARTER FINALS THIS EVENING RIGHT HERE
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NEXT DOOR AGAINST THE WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL, SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL BEAT WESTLAKE HIGH SCHOOL TONIGHT.BUT IT'S BEEN REALLY AN AMAZING SCHOOL YEAR ACADEMICALLY, BUT ALSO FROM A FINE ART STANDPOINT AND THE GREAT ACHIEVEMENT OUR STUDENTS, BUT ALSO FROM AN ATHLETIC ALSO WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF AGAIN, AWARDS AND CELEBRATIONS.
UNLESS I WANT TO THANK YOU BOARD MEMBERS REALLY FOR APPROVING THE COMPENSATION PLAN TONIGHT AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE A HUGE BOOST TO THE MORALE AND OUR TEACHERS AND STAFF SEEING THAT WE CARE ABOUT THEM AND WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK AND IT'S BEEN REALLY HARD, AS YOU KNOW, THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND WITH INFLATION IS MAKING THINGS EVEN WORSE, SO US BEING ABLE TO APPROVE SOME INCREASE IN COMPENSATION LAST YEAR AND THEN COMING BACK AND DO ANOTHER ONE THIS YEAR, IT REALLY, REALLY TELLS A LOT ABOUT YOU AS A BOARD MEMBER AND WHAT YOU VALUE, WHICH IS WE VALUE OUR STAFF AND STUDENTS AND TEACHERS.
AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH THAT WILL ALLOW US TO RETAIN HOPEFULLY OUR GREAT TEACHERS AND IF WE NEED TO HIRE SOMEONE, OBVIOUSLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO HIRE A VERY TALENTED ONE ALSO TO CONTINUE DOING THE WORK.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW, BUT LAST YEAR WE APPROVE 5% RAISE FOR OUR TEACHERS, AND IF EVERYTHING GOES WELL WITH THE VATRE, IT'S ANOTHER 6% FOR OUR TEACHERS, SO IT'S A TOTAL OF 11% JUST WITHIN TWO YEARS, ABOUT $6,000 INCREASE IN THEIR SALARIES.
THAT'S HUGE. AGAIN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN.
>> I LEFT ONE ANNOUNCEMENT OFF BEFORE I CALL ON TRUSTEES.
YESTERDAY WAS DR. AZAIEZ'S BIRTHDAY, SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR. AZAIEZ.
>> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S OUR DISTRICT BIRTHDAY TOO.
>> YEAH. ROUND ROCK ISD'S BIRTHDAY IS MAY 17, SO WE SHARE THE SAME BIRTHDAY.
>> I WANT TO ECHO THE CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR GRADUATING SENIORS AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ALL NEXT WEEK AS A TRUSTEE FOR THE FIRST TIME. I'M REALLY EXCITED.
I JUST WANT TO EXTEND A SPECIAL CONGRATULATIONS TO TRUSTEES ZARATE AND WESTON ON THEIR GRADUATING SENIORS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND I KNOW IT'S A VERY EXCITING TIME FOR YOU ALL AND JUST BEST OF LUCK TO YOUR KIDDOS.
>> THANK YOU. FIRST, I DID CHECK JUNE 8TH.
I DO HAVE A FAMILY CONFLICT THAT I'M TRYING TO STILL WORK OUT, SO I'VE GOT FAMILY COMING IN FROM OUT OF TOWN, SO I THINK EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS HOW THAT WORKS IN TIMING. [LAUGHTER]
>> AS IT GETS CLOSER, HOPEFULLY I'LL FIGURE EVERYTHING OUT.
I ALSO WANT TO ECHO WITH GRADUATIONS NEXT WEEK, I DO WANT TO SAY THEY'RE ON WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND I DO THINK MOST OF US WILL BE, MOST OF THEM NOT ALL OF THEM, LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT AGAIN.
I THINK YOU GUYS WILL HAVE AN AMAZING TIME, BUT I DO WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR 2023 GRADUATES.
BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS THAT HAVE PROMOTED ON TO HIGH SCHOOL.
LOTS OF US FORGET THAT THERE ARE STUDENTS THAT WON'T FINISH HIGH SCHOOL, SO CONGRATULATIONS.
IT IS A BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT GOING INTO EIGHTH GRADE AND THEN ALSO OUR FIFTH GRADERS THAT ARE GOING TO MIDDLE SCHOOL.
I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THEM BECAUSE I THINK THOSE TRANSITIONS ARE ALWAYS REALLY BIG AND SCARY FOR BOTH THE STUDENTS AND THE PARENTS.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WE'RE HERE.
I THINK AS A BOARD, IT'S SOMETHING WE'D ALL AGREE ON.
WE'RE HERE TO SUPPORT ALL OF THOSE TRANSITIONS.
JUST CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THESE FOLKS THAT HAVE CONTINUED ON THEIR EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY WITH ROUND ROCK ISD.
>> TRY NOT TO GET MISTY EYED UP HERE.
MY SENIOR IS GRADUATING AND I'VE GOT A FIFTH GRADER GOING IN THE SIXTH GRADE, SO IT'S DOUBLE PUNCH TO THE HEART FOR US IN OUR FAMILY.
I WANT TO THANK BERKMAN ELEMENTARY FOR INVITING ME OUT TODAY TO THEIR CAREER DAY.
THERE WERE A BUNCH OF KIDS LEARNING ABOUT A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT CAREERS.
I ALWAYS LOVE GOING TO CAREER DAYS, SO I'M JUST THROWING THIS INVITE OUT THERE, WELL, NOT INVITE, BUT ASK ME. IT'S FINE.
I LOVE DOING IF I CAN, AND THEN I HAD THE HONOR OF BEING ABLE TO DO SOMETHING PRETTY COOL LAST WEEK.
THE MCNEIL VERTICAL LEARNING COMMUNITY HAD FOUR ELEMENTARIES THAT DID THEIR FIELD DAY ALTOGETHER AT MCNEIL AT THEIR FOOTBALL STADIUM.
IT WAS JOLLY BUILD LIVE OAK, FOREST NORTH AND JULIE JOHNSON.
THEY ASKED ME TO COME BE THEIR ANNOUNCER AND IT WAS A FANTASTIC DAY.
TEARS WERE SHED, VICTORY WAS CELEBRATED.
IT WAS AMAZING. SIX HUNDRED KIDS ALL IN ONE PLACE, JUST HAVING A GREAT TIME.
IT WAS SUCH A NICE COMMUNITY EVENT.
YOU SAW THE PARENTS AND TEACHERS WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE IT WENT OFF WITHOUT A HITCH.
THOSE ARE THE KINDS OF THINGS THAT I DO THIS FOR. IT'S GREAT.
>> I JUST WANT TO SAY AS I SAY EVERY MAY FROM THIS DAIS CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS,
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THIS YEAR IT'S THE CLASS OF 2023.MY ADVICE TO YOU IS TO CALL YOUR MOM ONCE YOU LEAVE THE NEST.
BECAUSE I PROMISE YOU, SHE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.
AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, I THINK WITH THIS GRADUATING CLASS, MY YOUNGEST OF FIVE IS GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL, SO IT'S A TURNING OF A CHAPTER FOR OUR FAMILY.
THIS FALL, I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING A LONGHORN MOM AND A FIGHTIN' TEXAS AGGIE BAND MOM AS MY SON, WHO GREW UP IN THE DRAGON BAND HERE AT ROUND ROCK HIGH SCHOOL, HAS BEEN ACCEPTED INTO THE FIGHTIN' TEXAS AGGIE BAND.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO AN EVENTFUL FALL.
FOR SOME PEOPLE IF THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE THEIR FIRST GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR.
FOR SOME IT'S NUMBER 2, NUMBER 3, NUMBER 4, AND FOR SOME PEOPLE IT'S STILL UP ON THE HORIZON, BUT CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY.
>> ALL RIGHT, THAT CONCLUDES OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS.
TRUSTEE HARRISON YOU DIDN'T EVEN HAVE ONE.
THAT TAKES US TO CLOSE SESSION.
[K. CLOSED SESSION (The Board reserves the right to enter into closed session on any agenda item as permitted by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Section 551.071 et seq.)]
PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074, THE BOARD WILL MEET TO DISCUSS THE EVALUATION OF THE INTERNAL AUDITOR PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071, AND IS REQUESTED BY TRUSTEE BONE AND TRUSTEE WESTON.THE BOARD WILL CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING CIVIL ACTION NUMBER 1:22-CV-00448-DAE STORY ET AL VERSUS AZAEIZ ET AL IN THE US DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, AUSTIN DIVISION.
PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.071 AND 551.074 THE BOARD WILL CONSULT WITH ITS ATTORNEYS TO DISCUSS THE DUTIES, ROLES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF A PUBLIC OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.
IT IS 9:31, TRUSTEES LET'S GO INTO CLOSED SESSION.
TAKE A 10 MINUTE RECESS AND WE WILL GET STARTED IN THIS ROOM.
PLEASE GATHER ALL OF YOUR BELONGINGS AND HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING.
[L. CALL BACK TO ORDER/EXECUTIVE SESSION MOTIONS]
WE ARE BACK IN OPEN SESSION.DO I HAVE ANY MOTIONS COMING OUT OF CLOSED?
>> MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THE EVALUATION OF THE INTERNAL AUDITOR AS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION.
>> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND.
ALL OPPOSED? NONE. MOTION CARRIES 7-0. DO WE HAVE ANOTHER MOTIONS?
>> I HAVE ANOTHER MOTION. I MOVE THAT THE DISTRICT IMMEDIATELY SEIZE REPRESENTING TRUSTEES NAMED IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND WHO SIGNED AGREEMENTS WITHOUT BOARD AUTHORIZATION TO BE REPRESENTED UTILIZING TAXPAYER DOLLARS IN THE CIVIL ACTION NUMBER 1:22-CV-00448-DAE STORY ET AL VERSUS AZAEIZ ET AL IN THE US DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, AUSTIN DIVISION, AND THAT ALL TRUSTEES WHO UTILIZE AN AUTHORIZED TAX DOLLARS IMMEDIATELY PAYBACK.
ANY AND ALL EXPENSES RELATED TO SUCH ACTION WITH INTERESTS INCLUDING ANY DISTRICT INSURANCE MONEY THAT WAS PAID ON THEIR BEHALF AND THE BOARD AUTHORIZE AN INVESTIGATION TO THIS MATTER, INCLUDING THE SUPERINTENDENT WHO SIGNED OFF ON THESE PAYMENTS WITHOUT BOARD APPROVAL.
>> I'M SORRY. COULD YOU READ THAT WITHOUT RUNNING THROUGH IT.
>> NO LET'S JUST VOTE, PLEASE. I CALL THE QUESTION.
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M VOTING ON.
>> I MOVE THAT THE DISTRICT IMMEDIATELY SEIZE REPRESENTING TRUSTEES NAMED IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND WHO SIGNED AGREEMENTS WITHOUT BOARD AUTHORIZATION TO BE REPRESENTED UTILIZING TAXPAYER DOLLARS IN THE CIVIL ACTION NUMBER 1:22-CV-00448-DAE STORY ET AL VERSUS AZAEIZ ET AL IN THE US DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, AUSTIN DIVISION, AND THAT ALL TRUSTEES WHO UTILIZE AN UNAUTHORIZED TAX DOLLARS IMMEDIATELY PAYBACK ANY AND ALL EXPENSES RELATED TO SUCH ACTION WITH INTEREST INCLUDING ANY DISTRICT INSURANCE MONEY THAT WAS PAID ON THEIR BEHALF.
THE BOARD AUTHORIZE AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS MATTER, INCLUDING THE SUPERINTENDENT WHO SIGNED OFF ON THESE PAYMENTS WITHOUT BOARD APPROVAL.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND? ALL OPPOSED.
ANY OTHER MOTIONS COMING OUT OF CLOSED? IT IS 10:58 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. [NOISE]
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.